H9002–/וְ–v

And to the first he gave the name Manasseh, for he said, God has taken away from me all memory of my hard life and of my father's house.

וְאֵ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And to the second he gave the name Ephraim, for he said, God has given me fruit in the land of my sorrow.

וְאֵ֛ת (וְ) ve. “and”

Then came the first of the seven years of need as Joseph had said: and in every other land they were short of food; but in the land of Egypt there was bread.

וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”

And everywhere on the earth they were short of food; then Joseph, opening all his store-houses, gave the people of Egypt grain for money; so great was the need of food in the land of Egypt.

וְהָרָעָ֣ב (וְ) ve. “and”

And all lands sent to Egypt, to Joseph, to get grain, for the need was great over all the earth.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said, I have had news that there is grain in Egypt: go down there and get grain for us, so that life and not death may be ours.

וְשִׁבְרוּ־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִחְיֶ֖ה (וְ) ve. “so”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with them, for fear, as he said, that some evil might come to him.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now Joseph was ruler over all the land, and it was he who gave out the grain to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brothers came before him and went down on their faces to the earth.

וְיוֹסֵ֗ף (וְ) ve. “and”

Now though Joseph saw that these were his brothers, they had no idea who he was.

וְהֵ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And they said to him, Not so, my lord: your servants have come with money to get food.

וַעֲבָדֶ֥יךָ (וַ) va. “and”

Then they said, We your servants are twelve brothers, sons of one man in the land of Canaan; the youngest of us is now with our father, and one is dead.

וְהִנֵּ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָאֶחָ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”

Send one of your number to get your brother, and the rest of you will be kept in prison, so that your words may be tested to see if you are true; if not, by the life of Pharaoh, your purpose is certainly secret.

וְיִקַּ֣ח (וְ) ve. “so”וְאַתֶּם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִבָּֽחֲנוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And on the third day Joseph said to them, Do this, if you would keep your lives: for I am a god-fearing man:

וִֽחְי֑וּ (וִֽ) vi “and”

If you are true men, let one of you be kept in prison, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;

וְאַתֶּם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And come back to me with your youngest brother, so that your words may be seen to be true, and you will not be put to death. This is what you are to do.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיֵאָמְנ֥וּ (וְ) ve. “so”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

And they said to one another, Truly, we did wrong to our brother, for we saw his grief of mind, and we did not give ear to his prayers; that is why this trouble has come on us.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

And Reuben said to them, Did I not say to you, Do the child no wrong? but you gave no attention; so now, punishment has come on us for his blood.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

They were not conscious that the sense of their words was clear to Joseph, for he had been talking to them through one who had knowledge of their language.

וְהֵם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Joseph gave orders for their bags to be made full of grain, and for every man's money to be put back into his bag, and for food to be given them for the journey: which was done.

וּלְהָשִׁ֤יב (וּ) u. “and”וְלָתֵ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”

Now at their night's resting-place one of them, opening his bag to give his ass some food, saw his money in the mouth of the bag.

וְהִנֵּה־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said to his brothers, My money has been given back: it is in my bag; then their hearts became full of fear, and turning to one another they said, What is this which God has done to us?

וְגַ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is dead, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.

וְהַקָּטֹ֥ן (וְ) ve. “and”

And the ruler of the land said, In this way I may be certain that you are true men; let one of you be kept here with me, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וָלֵֽכוּ׃ (וָ) va. “and”

And come back to me with your youngest brother: then I will be certain that you are true men, and I will give your brother back to you and let you do trade in the land.

וְ֠הָבִיאוּ (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וְאֵֽדְעָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “so”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when they took the grain out of their bags, it was seen that every man's parcel of money was in his bag; and when they and their father saw the money, they were full of fear.

וְהִנֵּה־ (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲבִיהֶ֖ם (וַ) va. “and”