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Genesis 44:1-15

1And hecommandedוַיְצַ֞וvay.TzavH6680the steward of hishouseבֵּיתוֹ֮bei.ToH1004,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Fillמַלֵּ֞אma.Le'H4390themen’sהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582sacksאַמְתְּחֹ֤ת'am.te.ChotH572withfoodאֹ֔כֶל'O.khelH400, as muchasH834theycanיוּכְל֖וּןyu.khe.LunH3201carryשְׂאֵ֑תse.'EtH5375, andputוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760everyman’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376moneyכֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-H3701in hissack’sאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃'am.tach.ToH572mouthבְּפִ֥יbe.FiH6310.

2Andputתָּשִׂים֙ta.SimH7760mycupגְּבִיעִ֞יge.vi.'IH1375, thesilverהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701cupגְּבִ֣יעַge.Vi.a'H1375, in thesack’sאַמְתַּ֣חַת'am.Ta.chatH572mouthבְּפִי֙be.FiH6310of theyoungestהַקָּטֹ֔ןha.ka.TonH6996, and hisgrainשִׁבְר֑וֹshiv.RoH7668moneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701. And hedidוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697thatJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130hadspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

3As soon as themorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242waslightא֑וֹר'orH215, themenוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582were sentawayשֻׁלְּח֔וּshu.le.ChuH7971, they and theirdonkeysוַחֲמֹרֵיהֶֽם׃va.cha.mo.rei.HemH2543.

4And when they had goneoutיָֽצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318of thecityהָעִיר֮ha.'IrH5892, and were not yet faroffהִרְחִיקוּ֒hir.chi.KuH7368,Josephוְיוֹסֵ֤ףve.yo.SefH3130saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559to hisstewardבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,followרְדֹ֖ףre.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310themenהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑יםha.'a.na.ShimH582; and when thou dostovertakeוְהִשַּׂגְתָּם֙ve.hi.sag.TamH5381them,sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, Why have yerewardedשִׁלַּמְתֶּ֥םshi.lam.TemH7999evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451forgoodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896?

5Is not this the cup in which mylordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113drinkethיִשְׁתֶּ֤הyish.TehH8354, and by whichindeedנַחֵ֥שׁna.CheshH5172hedivinethיְנַחֵ֖שׁye.na.CheshH5172? ye have doneevilהֲרֵעֹתֶ֖םha.re.'o.TemH7489in sodoingעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃'a.si.TemH6213.

6And heovertookוַֽיַּשִּׂגֵ֑םvai.ya.si.GemH5381them, and hespokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to them thesesameהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

7And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, Whysaithיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113thesewordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697? Far be it fromusחָלִ֙ילָה֙cha.Li.lahH2486that thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650shoulddoמֵעֲשׂ֖וֹתme.'a.SotH6213according to thisthingכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697:

8Behold, themoneyכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701, which wefoundמָצָ֙אנוּ֙ma.Tza.nuH4672in oursacksאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּ'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572’mouthsבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310, we broughtagainהֱשִׁיבֹ֥נוּhe.shi.Vo.nuH7725to thee from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667: how then should westealנִגְנֹב֙nig.NoH1589from thylord’sאֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701orgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091?

9With whomever of thyservantsמֵעֲבָדֶ֖יךָme.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650it shall befoundיִמָּצֵ֥אyi.ma.Tze'H4672, both let himdieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191, and we also will be mylord’sלַֽאדֹנִ֖יla.do.NiH113slavesלַעֲבָדִֽים׃la.'a.va.DimH5650.

10And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Now also let it be according to yourwordsכְדִבְרֵיכֶ֖םkhe.div.rei.KhemH1697:כֶּן־ken-H3651he with whom it shall befoundיִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'H4672shall be myservantעָ֔בֶד'A.vedH5650; and ye shall beblamelessנְקִיִּֽם׃ne.ki.YimH5355.

11Then theyspeedilyוַֽיְמַהֲר֗וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116tookdownוַיּוֹרִ֛דוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376hissackאַמְתַּחְתּ֖וֹ'am.tach.ToH572to thegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776, andopenedוַֽיִּפְתְּח֖וּvai.yif.te.ChuH6605everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376hissackאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃'am.tach.ToH572.

12And hesearchedוַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂvay.cha.PesH2664, andbeganהֵחֵ֔לhe.ChelH2490at theeldestבַּגָּד֣וֹלba.ga.DolH1419, andstoppedכִּלָּ֑הki.LahH3615at theyoungestוּבַקָּטֹ֖ןu.va.ka.TonH6996: and thecupהַגָּבִ֔יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375wasfoundוַיִּמָּצֵא֙vai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672inBenjamin’sבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144sackבְּאַמְתַּ֖חַתbe.'am.Ta.chatH572.

13Then theytoreוַֽיִּקְרְע֖וּvai.yik.re.'UH7167theirclothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֑םsim.lo.TamH8071, andloadedוַֽיַּעֲמֹס֙vai.ya.'a.MosH6006everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hisdonkeyחֲמֹר֔וֹcha.mo.RoH2543, andreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to thecityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892.

14AndJudahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.ChavH251cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toJoseph’sיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתָהBei.tahH1004; for he was yet there: and theyfellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307beforehimלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440on thegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

15AndJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Whatdeedהַמַּעֲשֶׂ֥הha.ma.'a.SehH4639is this that ye havedoneעֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם'a.si.TemH6213? knewyeיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045not that such amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376as I cancertainlyנַחֵ֧שׁna.CheshH5172divineיְנַחֵ֛שׁye.na.CheshH5172?

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