H9002–/וְ–v

And Jacob their father said to them, Ye have bereaved me of children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin! All these things are against me.

וְשִׁמְע֣וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Reuben spoke to his father, saying, Slay my two sons if I bring him not back to thee: give him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

וַאֲנִ֖י (וַ) va. “and”

But he said, My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left; and if mischief should befall him by the way in which ye go, then would ye bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to Sheol.

וְה֧וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

And the famine was grievous in the land.

וְהָרָעָ֖ב (וְ) ve. “and”

If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food;

וְנִשְׁבְּרָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

but if thou do not send [supplied: him], we will not go down, for the man said to us, Ye shall not see my face, unless your brother be with you.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they said, The man asked very closely after us, and after our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a brother? And we told him according to the tenor of these words. Could we at all know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

וּלְמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֜נוּ (וּ) u. “and”

And Judah said to 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 our little ones.

וְנָק֣וּמָה (וְ) ve. “so”וְנֵלֵ֑כָה (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִֽחְיֶה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

And their father Israel said to them, If it is then so, do this: take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a gift: a little balsam and a little honey, tragacanth and ladanum, pistacia-nuts and almonds.

וְהוֹרִ֥ידוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמְעַ֣ט (וּ) u. “and”וָלֹ֔ט (וָ) va. “and”וּשְׁקֵדִֽים׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And take other money in your hand, and the money that was returned to you in the mouth of your sacks, carry back in your hand: perhaps it is an oversight.

וְכֶ֥סֶף (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And take your brother, and arise, go again to the man.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְק֖וּמוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Almighty God give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother and Benjamin! And I, if I be bereaved of children, am bereaved.

וְאֵ֣ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲנִ֕י (וַ) va. “and”

And the men took that gift, and took double money in their hand, and Benjamin, and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and came before Joseph.

וּמִשְׁנֶה־ (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Joseph saw Benjamin with them, and said to the [supplied: man] who was over his house, Bring the men into the house, and slaughter cattle, and make ready; for the men shall eat with me at noon.

וּטְבֹ֤חַ (וּ) u. “and”וְהָכֵ֔ן (וְ) ve. “and”

And the men were afraid because they were brought into Joseph's house, and said, Because of the money that was returned to us in our sacks at the beginning are we brought in, that he may turn against us, and fall upon us and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

וּלְהִתְנַפֵּ֣ל (וּ) u. “and”וְלָקַ֧חַת (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and behold, [supplied: every] man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money according to its weight; and we have brought it again in our hand.

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food. We do not know who put our money in our sacks.

וְכֶ֧סֶף (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks; your money came to me. And he brought Simeon out to them.

וֵֽאלֹהֵ֤י (וֵֽ) ve. “and”

And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves; because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

וְלָהֶ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַמִּצְרִ֞ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth; and the men marvelled one at another.

וְהַצָּעִ֖יר (וְ) ve. “and”

And he commanded him who was over his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry; and put every man's money in the mouth of his sack.

וְשִׂ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, and his grain-money. And he did according to the word of Joseph which he had spoken.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”

In the morning, when it was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲמֹרֵיהֶֽם׃ (וַ) va. “and”

They were gone out of the city, [supplied: and] not [supplied: yet] far off, when Joseph said to him who was over his house, Up! follow after the men; and when thou overtakest them, thou shalt say to them, Why have ye rewarded evil for good?

וְיוֹסֵ֤ף (וְ) ve. “and”

Is not this [supplied: it] in which my lord drinks, and in which indeed he divines? Ye have done evil [supplied: in] what ye have done.

וְה֕וּא (וְ) ve. “and”