H3588A–כִּי–ki

And when Joseph came in, they gave him the things which they had for him, and went down to the earth before him.

כִּ֣י ki “for”כִּי־ ki- “that”

Then, after washing his face, he came out, and controlling his feelings said, Put food before us.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And they were all given their seats before him in order of birth, from the oldest to the youngest: so that they were looking at one another in wonder.

כִּי֩ ki “for”כִּי־ ki- “for”

And Joseph said, What is this thing which you have done? had you no thought that such a man as I would have power to see what is secret?

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

Then Judah came near him, and said, Let your servant say a word in my lord's ears, and let not your wrath be burning against your servant: for you are in the place of Pharaoh to us.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

And when we went back to your servant, our father, we gave him an account of my lord's words.

כִּ֣י ki “that”

And we said, Only if our youngest brother goes with us will we go down; for we may not see the man's face again if our youngest brother is not with us.

כִּי־ ki- “for”

And our father said to us, You have knowledge that my wife gave me two sons;

כִּ֥י ki “that”

When he sees that the boy is not with us, he will come to his death, and our father's grey head will go down in sorrow to the underworld.

כִּי־ ki- “that”

For I made myself responsible for the boy to my father, saying, If I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.

כִּ֤י ki “for”

For how may I go back to my father without the boy, and see the evil which will come on my father?

כִּי־ ki- “for”

And Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph: is my father still living? But his brothers were not able to give him an answer for they were troubled before him.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

Now do not be troubled or angry with yourselves for sending me away, because God sent me before you to be the saviour of your lives.

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”כִּ֣י ki “for”

For these two years have been years of need, and there are still five more years to come in which there will be no ploughing or cutting of grain.

כִּי־ ki- “for”

So now it was not you who sent me here, but God: and he has made me as a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

כִּ֖י ki “for”

And there I will take care of you, so that you and your family may not be in need, for there are still five bad years to come.

כִּי־ ki- “for”

Now truly, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth which says these things to you.

כִּי־ ki- “that”

And take no thought for your goods, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.

כִּי־ ki- “for”

And they said to him, Joseph is living, and is ruler over all the land of Egypt. And at this word Jacob was quite overcome, for he had no faith in it.

וְכִֽי־ (כִֽי) khi- “that”כִּ֥י ki “for”

And he said, I am God, the God of your father: go down to Egypt without fear, for I will make a great nation of you there:

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And Israel said to Joseph, Now that I have seen you living again, I am ready for death.

כִּ֥י ki “that”

And these men are keepers of sheep and owners of cattle, and have with them their flocks and their herds and all they have.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Now when Pharaoh sends for you and says, What is your business?

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

You are to say, Your servants have been keepers of cattle from our early days up to now, like our fathers; in this way you will be able to have the land of Goshen for yourselves; because keepers of sheep are unclean in the eyes of the Egyptians.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And they said to Pharaoh, We have come to make a living in this land, because we have no grass for our flocks in the land of Canaan; so now let your servants make a place for themselves in the land of Goshen.

כִּי־ ki- “for”כִּֽי־ ki- “for”