Genesis 43
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- 1And the famine was sore in the land.
- 2And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, that their father said unto them: 'Go again, buy us a little food.'
- וַיְהִ֗י
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר
- כִּלּוּ֙
- כִּלּוּ֙ki.Luthey finishedH3615J
- לֶאֱכֹ֣ל
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַשֶּׁ֔בֶר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- הֵבִ֖יאוּ
- הֵבִ֖יאוּhe.Vi.'uthey had broughtH0935P
- מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
- אֲלֵיהֶם֙
- אֲבִיהֶ֔ם
- שֻׁ֖בוּ
- שֻׁ֖בוּShu.vugo backH7725J
- שִׁבְרוּ־
- שִׁבְרוּshiv.ru-buyH7666
- לָ֥נוּ
- מְעַט־
- מְעַטme.'at-a little ofH4592
- אֹֽכֶל׃
- אֹֽכֶל'O.khelfoodH0400
- 3And Judah spoke unto him, saying: 'The man did earnestly forewarn us, saying: Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
- 4If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food;
- 5but if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down, for the man said unto us: Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.'
- וְאִם־
- אֵינְךָ֥
- מְשַׁלֵּ֖חַ
- מְשַׁלֵּ֖חַme.sha.Le.ach[are] sending [him]H7971G
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- נֵרֵ֑ד
- נֵרֵ֑דne.Redwe will go downH3381
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- הָאִ֞ישׁ
- אָמַ֤ר
- אָמַ֤ר'a.Marhe saidH0559
- אֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-notH3808
- תִרְא֣וּ
- תִרְא֣וּtir.'Uyou will seeH7200G
- פָנַ֔י
- בִּלְתִּ֖י
- בִּלְתִּ֖יbil.TiexceptH1115
- אֲחִיכֶ֥ם
- אִתְּכֶֽם׃
- 6And Israel said: 'Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?'
- 7And they said: 'The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying: Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words; could we in any wise know that he would say: Bring(possibly incomplete in the source)
- וַיֹּאמְר֡וּ
- שָׁא֣וֹל
- שָׁא֣וֹלsha.'olcarefully <to ask>H7592
- שָֽׁאַל־
- שָֽׁאַלsha.'al-he askedH7592
- הָ֠אִישׁ
- לָ֣נוּ
- וּלְמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֜נוּ
- לֵאמֹ֗ר
- הַע֨וֹד
- אֲבִיכֶ֥ם
- חַי֙
- חַי֙chailivingH2416A
- הֲיֵ֣שׁ
- לָכֶ֣ם
- אָ֔ח
- אָ֔ח'Acha brotherH0251G
- וַנַ֨גֶּד־
- ל֔וֹ
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- פִּ֖י
- פִּ֖יpi[the] mouth ofH6310K
- הַדְּבָרִ֣ים
- הָאֵ֑לֶּה
- הֲיָד֣וֹעַ
- נֵדַ֔ע
- נֵדַ֔עne.Da'did we knowH3045
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkithatH3588A
- יֹאמַ֔ר
- יֹאמַ֔רyo.Marhe will sayH0559
- הוֹרִ֖ידוּ
- הוֹרִ֖ידוּho.Ri.dubring downH3381
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- אֲחִיכֶֽם׃
- 8And Judah said unto Israel his father: 'Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
- יְהוּדָ֜ה
- יְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahJudahH3063G
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- אָבִ֗יו
- שִׁלְחָ֥ה
- הַנַּ֛עַר
- אִתִּ֖י
- וְנָק֣וּמָה
- וְנֵלֵ֑כָה
- וְנִֽחְיֶה֙
- וְלֹ֣א
- נָמ֔וּת
- נָמ֔וּתna.Mutwe will dieH4191
- גַּם־
- גַּםgam-bothH1571
- אֲנַ֥חְנוּ
- אֲנַ֥חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuweH0587
- גַם־
- גַםgam-as well asH1571
- אַתָּ֖ה
- אַתָּ֖ה'a.TahyouH0859A
- גַּם־
- גַּםgam-as well asH1571
- טַפֵּֽנוּ׃
- 9I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him; if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever.
- 10For except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time.'
- 11And their father Israel said unto them: 'If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and ladanum, nuts, and almonds;
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
- אֲלֵהֶ֜ם
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- אֲבִיהֶ֗ם
- אִם־
- אִם'im-ifH0518A
- כֵּ֣ן׀
- כֵּ֣ןkensoH3651C
- אֵפוֹא֮
- אֵפוֹא֮'e.fO'thenH0645
- זֹ֣את
- זֹ֣אתzotthisH2063
- עֲשׂוּ֒
- עֲשׂוּ֒'a.SudoH6213A
- קְח֞וּ
- קְח֞וּke.ChutakeH3947G
- מִזִּמְרַ֤ת
- הָאָ֙רֶץ֙
- בִּכְלֵיכֶ֔ם
- וְהוֹרִ֥ידוּ
- לָאִ֖ישׁ
- מִנְחָ֑ה
- מִנְחָ֑הmin.Chaha giftH4503H
- מְעַ֤ט
- מְעַ֤טme.'Ata little ofH4592
- צֳרִי֙
- צֳרִי֙tzo.RibalmH6875
- וּמְעַ֣ט
- דְּבַ֔שׁ
- דְּבַ֔שׁde.VashhoneyH1706
- נְכֹ֣את
- נְכֹ֣אתne.KhotspiceH5219
- וָלֹ֔ט
- בָּטְנִ֖ים
- בָּטְנִ֖יםba.te.Nimpistachio nutsH0992
- וּשְׁקֵדִֽים׃
- 12and take double money in your hand; and the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks carry back in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight;
- וְכֶ֥סֶף
- מִשְׁנֶ֖ה
- מִשְׁנֶ֖הmish.NehdoubleH4932H
- קְח֣וּ
- קְח֣וּke.ChutakeH3947G
- בְיֶדְכֶ֑ם
- וְאֶת־
- הַכֶּ֜סֶף
- הַמּוּשָׁ֨ב
- בְּפִ֤י
- אַמְתְּחֹֽתֵיכֶם֙
- תָּשִׁ֣יבוּ
- תָּשִׁ֣יבוּta.Shi.vuyou will take backH7725G
- בְיֶדְכֶ֔ם
- אוּלַ֥י
- אוּלַ֥י'u.LaiperhapsH0194
- מִשְׁגֶּ֖ה
- מִשְׁגֶּ֖הmish.Geh[was] a mistakeH4870
- הֽוּא׃
- הֽוּאHu'itH1931
- 13take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man;
- 14and God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release unto you your other brother and Benjamin. And as for me, if I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.'
- וְאֵ֣ל
- שַׁדַּ֗י
- שַׁדַּ֗יsha.DaiAlmightyH7706
- יִתֵּ֨ן
- יִתֵּ֨ןyi.Tenmay he giveH5414G
- לָכֶ֤ם
- רַחֲמִים֙
- רַחֲמִים֙ra.cha.Mimcompassion<s>H7356B
- לִפְנֵ֣י
- הָאִ֔ישׁ
- וְשִׁלַּ֥ח
- לָכֶ֛ם
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- אֲחִיכֶ֥ם
- אַחֵ֖ר
- אַחֵ֖ר'a.CherotherH0312
- וְאֶת־
- בִּנְיָמִ֑ין
- בִּנְיָמִ֑יןbin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144G
- וַאֲנִ֕י
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר
- שָׁכֹ֖לְתִּי
- שָׁכֹ֖לְתִּיsha.Kho.le.tiI have been bereavedH7921A
- שָׁכָֽלְתִּי׃
- שָׁכָֽלְתִּיsha.Khal.tiI have been bereavedH7921A
- 15And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
- וַיִּקְח֤וּ
- הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַמִּנְחָ֣ה
- הַזֹּ֔את
- וּמִשְׁנֶה־
- כֶּ֛סֶף
- כֶּ֛סֶףKe.sefmoneyH3701G
- לָקְח֥וּ
- לָקְח֥וּla.ke.Chuthey tookH3947G
- בְיָדָ֖ם
- וְאֶת־
- בִּנְיָמִ֑ן
- בִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144G
- וַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙
- וַיֵּרְד֣וּ
- מִצְרַ֔יִם
- מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714G
- וַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּ
- לִפְנֵ֥י
- יוֹסֵֽף׃
- יוֹסֵֽףyo.SefJosephH3130G
- 16And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house: 'Bring the men into the house, and kill the beasts, and prepare the meat; for the men shall dine with me at noon.'
- וַיַּ֨רְא
- יוֹסֵ֣ף
- יוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefJosephH3130G
- אִתָּם֮
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- בִּנְיָמִין֒
- בִּנְיָמִין֒bin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144G
- וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
- לַֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר
- עַל־
- עַל'al-[was] overH5921A
- בֵּית֔וֹ
- הָבֵ֥א
- הָבֵ֥אha.Ve'bringH0935P
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים
- הַבָּ֑יְתָה
- וּטְבֹ֤חַ
- טֶ֙בַח֙
- טֶ֙בַח֙te.vacha slaughterH2874
- וְהָכֵ֔ן
- כִּ֥י
- כִּ֥יkiforH3588A
- אִתִּ֛י
- יֹאכְל֥וּ
- יֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.Luthey will eatH0398
- הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים
- בַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃
- 17And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.
- 18And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said: 'Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondm(possibly incomplete in the source)
- וַיִּֽירְא֣וּ
- הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֗ים
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkithatH3588A
- הֽוּבְאוּ֮
- הֽוּבְאוּ֮hu.ve.'Uthey were broughtH0935P
- בֵּ֣ית
- בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004B
- יוֹסֵף֒
- יוֹסֵף֒yo.SefJosephH3130G
- וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- דְּבַ֤ר
- דְּבַ֤רde.Var[the] matter ofH1697M
- הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙
- הַשָּׁ֤ב
- בְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙
- בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה
- אֲנַ֖חְנוּ
- אֲנַ֖חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuweH0587
- מֽוּבָאִ֑ים
- מֽוּבָאִ֑יםmu.va.'Im[are] being broughtH0935P
- לְהִתְגֹּלֵ֤ל
- עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙
- וּלְהִתְנַפֵּ֣ל
- עָלֵ֔ינוּ
- וְלָקַ֧חַת
- אֹתָ֛נוּ
- לַעֲבָדִ֖ים
- וְאֶת־
- חֲמֹרֵֽינוּ׃
- 19And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they spoke unto him at the door of the house,
- 20and said: 'Oh my lord, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food.
- 21And it came to pass, when we came to the lodging-place, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight; and we have brought it back in our hand.
- וַֽיְהִ֞י
- כִּי־
- כִּיki-thatH3588A
- בָ֣אנוּ
- בָ֣אנוּVa.nuwe cameH0935G
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- הַמָּל֗וֹן
- וַֽנִּפְתְּחָה֙
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- אַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּ
- וְהִנֵּ֤ה
- כֶֽסֶף־
- כֶֽסֶףkhe.sef-[the] silver ofH3701G
- אִישׁ֙
- אִישׁ֙'isheach manH0376I
- בְּפִ֣י
- אַמְתַּחְתּ֔וֹ
- כַּסְפֵּ֖נוּ
- בְּמִשְׁקָל֑וֹ
- וַנָּ֥שֶׁב
- אֹת֖וֹ
- בְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃
- 22And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food. We know not who put our money in our sacks.'
- 23And he said: 'Peace be to you, fear not; your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks; I had your money.' And he brought Simeon out unto them.
- וַיֹּאמֶר֩
- שָׁל֨וֹם
- שָׁל֨וֹםsha.LompeaceH7965G
- לָכֶ֜ם
- אַל־
- אַל'al-may notH0408
- תִּירָ֗אוּ
- תִּירָ֗אוּti.Ra.'uyou fearH3372G
- אֱלֹ֨הֵיכֶ֜ם
- וֵֽאלֹהֵ֤י
- אֲבִיכֶם֙
- נָתַ֨ן
- נָתַ֨ןna.Tanhe gaveH5414H
- לָכֶ֤ם
- מַטְמוֹן֙
- מַטְמוֹן֙mat.mOntreasureH4301
- בְּאַמְתְּחֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם
- כַּסְפְּכֶ֖ם
- בָּ֣א
- בָּ֣אba'it cameH0935G
- אֵלָ֑י
- וַיּוֹצֵ֥א
- אֲלֵהֶ֖ם
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃
- שִׁמְעֽוֹןshim.'onSimeonH8095G
- 24And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.
- 25And they made ready the present against Joseph's coming at noon; for they heard that they should eat bread there.
- וַיָּכִ֙ינוּ֙
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַמִּנְחָ֔ה
- עַד־
- עַד'ad-untilH5704
- בּ֥וֹא
- בּ֥וֹאBo'cameH0935G
- יוֹסֵ֖ף
- יוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefJosephH3130G
- בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- שָֽׁמְע֔וּ
- שָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'Uthey had heardH8085G
- כִּי־
- כִּיki-thatH3588A
- שָׁ֖ם
- שָׁ֖םshamthereH8033G
- יֹ֥אכְלוּ
- יֹ֥אכְלוּYo.khe.luthey will eatH0398
- לָֽחֶם׃
- לָֽחֶםLa.chemfoodH3899H
- 26And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed down to him to the earth.
- 27And he asked them of their welfare, and said: 'Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spoke? Is he yet alive?'
- 28And they said: 'Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive.' And they bowed the head, and made obeisance.
- 29And he lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin his brother, his mother's son, and said: 'Is this your youngest brother of whom ye spoke unto me?' And he said: 'God be gracious unto thee, my son.'
- וַיִּשָּׂ֣א
- עֵינָ֗יו
- וַיַּ֞רְא
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- בִּנְיָמִ֣ין
- בִּנְיָמִ֣יןbin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144G
- אָחִיו֮
- בֶּן־
- בֶּןben-[the] son ofH1121A
- אִמּוֹ֒
- וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
- הֲזֶה֙
- אֲחִיכֶ֣ם
- הַקָּטֹ֔ן
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhomH0834A
- אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם
- אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם'a.mar.Temyou spokeH0559
- אֵלָ֑י
- וַיֹּאמַ֕ר
- אֱלֹהִ֥ים
- אֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimGodH0430G
- יָחְנְךָ֖
- בְּנִֽי׃
- 30And Joseph made haste; for his heart yearned toward his brother; and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.
- 31And he washed his face, and came out; and he refrained himself, and said: 'Set on bread.'
- 32And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, that did eat with him, by themselves; because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
- וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ
- ל֛וֹ
- לְבַדּ֖וֹ
- וְלָהֶ֣ם
- לְבַדָּ֑ם
- וְלַמִּצְרִ֞ים
- הָאֹכְלִ֤ים
- אִתּוֹ֙
- לְבַדָּ֔ם
- כִּי֩
- כִּי֩kiforH3588A
- לֹ֨א
- לֹ֨אlo'notH3808
- יוּכְל֜וּן
- הַמִּצְרִ֗ים
- לֶאֱכֹ֤ל
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-withH0854
- הָֽעִבְרִים֙
- לֶ֔חֶם
- לֶ֔חֶםLe.chemfoodH3899G
- כִּי־
- כִּיki-forH3588A
- תוֹעֵבָ֥ה
- תוֹעֵבָ֥הto.'e.Vah[is] an abominationH8441
- הִ֖וא
- הִ֖ואhi'itH1931
- לְמִצְרָֽיִם׃
- 33And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth; and the men marvelled one with another.
- 34And portions were taken unto them from before him; but Benjamin's portion was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
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