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Genesis 44:1-5

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.

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