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And even with the fat cows inside them they seemed as bad as before. And so I came out of my sleep.

כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר (כַּ) ka. “just”

Then Pharaoh said to his servants, Where may we get such a man as this, a man in whom is the spirit of God?

כָזֶ֔ה (כָ) kha. “like”

So he got together a store of grain like the sand of the sea; so great a store that after a time he gave up measuring it, for it might not be measured.

כְּח֥וֹל (כְּ) ke. “like”

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.

כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר (כַּ) ka. “just”

The man who is the ruler of the country was rough with us and put us in prison, saying that we had come with a secret evil purpose.

כִּֽמְרַגְּלִ֖ים (כִּֽ) ki “like”

And Judah said to him, The man said to us with an oath, You are not to come before me again without your brother.

כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר (כַּ) ka. “just”

So they took what their father said for the man, and twice as much money in their hands, and Benjamin, and went on their journey to Egypt, and came before Joseph.

כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (כַּ) ka. “just”

Now the men were full of fear because they had been taken into Joseph's house and they said, It is because of the money which was put back in our bags the first time; he is looking for something against us, so that he may come down on us and take us and

כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֖ר (כַּֽ) ka. “just”

And Joseph sent food to them from his table, but he sent five times as much to Benjamin as to any of the others. And they took wine freely with him.

כִּבְכֹ֣רָת֔וֹ (כִּ) ki “according to”כִּצְעִרָת֑וֹ (כִּ) ki “according to”

Then he gave orders to the servant who was over his house, saying, Put as much food into the men's bags as will go into them, and put every man's money in the mouth of his bag;

כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (כַּ) ka. “just”

And put my cup, my silver cup, in the youngest one's bag, with his money. So he did as Joseph said.

כִּדְבַ֥ר (כִּ) ki “according to”

And they said to him, Why does my lord say such words as these? far be it from your servants to do such a thing:

כַּדְּבָרִ֖ים (כַּ) ka. “according to the”כַּדָּבָ֥ר (כַּ) ka. “according to the”

And he said, Let it be as you say: he in whose bag it is seen will become my servant; and you will not be responsible.

כְדִבְרֵיכֶ֖ם (כְ) khe. “according to”

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.

כְּפַרְעֹֽה׃ (כְּ) ke. “as”

If then I go back to your servant, my father, without the boy, because his life and the boy's life are one,

כְּבֹאִי֙ (כְּ) ke. “when”

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.

כִּרְאוֹת֛וֹ (כִּ) ki “when”

And to his father he sent ten asses with good things from Egypt on their backs, and ten she-asses with grain and bread and food for his father on the journey.

כְּזֹאת֙ (כְּ) ke. “according to”

And Pharaoh said to him, How old are you?

כַּמָּ֕ה (כַּ) ka. “how”

And Joseph made a place for his father and his brothers, and gave them a heritage in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had given orders.

כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר (כַּ) ka. “just”

But when I go to my fathers, you are to take me out of Egypt and put me to rest in their last resting-place. And he said, I will do so.

כִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃ (כִ) khi “according to”

And now your two sons who came to birth in Egypt before I came to you here, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, in the same way as Reuben and Simeon are.

כִּרְאוּבֵ֥ן (כִּ) ki “like”

So he gave them his blessing that day, saying, You will be the sign of blessing in Israel, for they will say, May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh; and he put Ephraim before Manasseh.

כְּאֶפְרַ֖יִם (כְּ) ke. “like”וְכִמְנַשֶּׁ֑ה (כִ) khi “like”

But because you were uncontrolled, the first place will not be yours; for you went up to your father's bed, even his bride-bed, and made it unclean.

כַּמַּ֙יִם֙ (כַּ) ka. “like <the>”

Judah is a young lion; like a lion full of meat you have become great, my son; now he takes his rest like a lion stretched out and like an old lion; by whom will his sleep be broken?

כְּאַרְיֵ֛ה (כְּ) ke. “like”וּכְלָבִ֖יא (כְ) khe. “like”

Dan will be the judge of his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

כְּאַחַ֖ד (כְּ) ke. “like”