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Genesis 44:18-34

18ThenJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063camenearוַיִּגַּ֨שׁvai.yi.GashH5066to him, andsaidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559,Oבִּ֣יbiH994mylordאֲדֹנִי֒'a.do.NiH113, let thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650, I pray thee,speakיְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-H1696awordדָבָר֙da.VarH1697in mylord’sאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241, and let not thyangerאַפְּךָ֖'a.pe.KhaH639burnיִ֥חַרYi.charH2734against thyservantבְּעַבְדֶּ֑ךָbe.'av.De.khaH5650: for thou art even asPharaohכְּפַרְעֹֽה׃ke.far.'OhH6547.

19Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113askedשָׁאַ֔לsha.'AlH7592hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Haveהֲיֵשׁ־ha.yesh-H3426ye afatherאָ֖ב'avH1, or abrotherאָֽח׃'AchH251?

20And wesaidוַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.No.merH559to mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, Wehaveיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426afatherאָ֣ב'avH1, an oldmanזָקֵ֔ןza.KenH2205, and achildוְיֶ֥לֶדve.Ye.ledH3206of his oldageזְקֻנִ֖יםze.ku.NimH2208, a littleoneקָטָ֑ןka.TanH6996; and hisbrotherוְאָחִ֨יוve.'a.ChivH251isdeadמֵ֜תmetH4191, and he alone isleftוַיִּוָּתֵ֨רvai.yi.va.TerH3498of hismotherלְאִמּ֖וֹle.'i.MoH517, and hisfatherוְאָבִ֥יוve.'a.VivH1lovethאֲהֵבֽוֹ׃'a.he.VoH157him.

21And thousaidstוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, Bring himdownהוֹרִדֻ֖הוּho.ri.Du.huH3381to me, that I maysetוְאָשִׂ֥ימָהve.'a.Si.mahH7760myeyesעֵינִ֖י'ei.NiH5869upon him.

22And wesaidוַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.No.merH559to mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, Theladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288cannotיוּכַ֥לyu.KhalH3201leaveלַעֲזֹ֣בla.'a.ZoH5800hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1: for if he shouldleaveוְעָזַ֥בve.'a.ZavH5800hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1, his father woulddieוָמֵֽת׃va.MetH4191.

23And thousaidstוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,ExceptH3808youryoungestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251shall comedownיֵרֵ֛דye.RedH3381with you, ye shallseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200 H3254myfaceפָּנָֽי׃pa.NaiH6440nomoreH7200 H3254.

24And it came to pass when wecameעָלִ֔ינוּ'a.Li.nuH5927to thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1, wetoldוַנַּ֨גֶּד־va.Na.ged-H5046him thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

25And ourfatherאָבִ֑ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Goagainשֻׁ֖בוּShu.vuH7725,buyשִׁבְרוּ־shiv.ru-H7666us alittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.

26And wesaidוַנֹּ֕אמֶרva.No.merH559, Wecannotנוּכַ֖לnu.KhalH3201godownלָרֶ֑דֶתla.Re.detH3381: if ouryoungestהַקָּטֹ֤ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאָחִ֨ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251shallbeיֵשׁ֩yeshH3426with us, then will we godownוְיָרַ֔דְנוּve.ya.Rad.nuH3381: for wemayנוּכַ֗לnu.KhalH3201notseeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200theman’sהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,exceptאֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369ouryoungestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherוְאָחִ֥ינוּve.'a.Chi.nuH251shall be with us.

27And thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to us, Yeknowיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045that mywifeאִשְׁתִּֽי׃'ish.TiH802boreיָֽלְדָה־Yal.dah-H3205metwoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147sons :

28And theoneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from me, and Isaidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559,Surelyטָרֹ֣ףta.RofH2963he is torn inpiecesטֹרָ֑ףto.RafH2963; and I have not seenhimרְאִיתִ֖יוre.'i.TivH7200sinceהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008:

29And if yetakeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֧םu.le.kach.TemH3947this alsofromמֵעִ֥םme.'ImH5973meפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440, andharmאָס֑וֹן'a.SonH611shall befallhimוְקָרָ֣הוּve.ka.Ra.huH7136, ye shall bringdownוְהֽוֹרַדְתֶּ֧םve.ho.rad.TemH3381my grayhairsשֵׂיבָתִ֛יsei.va.TiH7872withsorrowבְּרָעָ֖הbe.ra.'AhH7451to thegraveשְׁאֹֽלָה׃she.'O.lahH7585.

30Now therefore when Icomeכְּבֹאִי֙ke.vo.'IH935to thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1, and theladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288is not with us; seeing that hislifeוְנַפְשׁ֖וֹve.naf.ShoH5315is boundupקְשׁוּרָ֥הke.shu.RahH7194in the lad’slifeבְנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ve.naf.ShoH5315;

31It shall come to pass, when heseethכִּרְאוֹת֛וֹkir.'o.ToH7200that theladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288is not with us, that he willdieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191: and thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֜יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650shall bringdownוְהוֹרִ֨ידוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381the grayhairsשֵׂיבַ֨תsei.VatH7872of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650ourfatherאָבִ֛ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1withsorrowבְּיָג֖וֹןbe.ya.GonH3015to thegraveשְׁאֹֽלָה׃she.'O.lahH7585.

32For thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650becamesuretyעָרַ֣ב'a.RavH6148for theladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288toמֵעִ֥םme.'ImH5973myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, If Ibringאֲבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙'a.vi.'E.nuH935him not to thee, then I shall bear theblameוְחָטָ֥אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398to myfatherלְאָבִ֖יle.'a.ViH1foreverהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

33Now therefore, I pray thee, let thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650abideיֵֽשֶׁב־ye.shev-H3427instead of theladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288aslaveעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5650to mylordלַֽאדֹנִ֑יla.do.NiH113; and let theladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288returnיַ֥עַלYa.'alH5927with hisbrethrenאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.

34Forhowאֵיךְ֙'eiKhH349shall Ireturnאֶֽעֱלֶ֣ה'e.'e.LehH5927to myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1, and theladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288be not with me? lest perhaps Iseeאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200theevilבָרָ֔עva.Ra'H7451that shall comeonיִמְצָ֖אyim.Tza'H4672myfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

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