H9002–/וְ–v

And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh -- For God has made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.

וְאֵ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And the name of the second he called Ephraim -- For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

וְאֵ֛ת (וְ) ve. “and”

and the seven years of the dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said. And there was dearth in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”

And the famine was on all the earth. And Joseph opened every place in which there was [ergänzt: provision], and sold grain to the Egyptians; and the famine was grievous in the land of Egypt.

וְהָרָעָ֣ב (וְ) ve. “and”

And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph, to buy [ergänzt: grain], because the famine was grievous on the whole earth.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down thither and buy [ergänzt: grain] for us from thence, in order that we may live, and not die.

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

But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest mischief may befall him.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Joseph, he was the governor over the land -- he it was that sold [ergänzt: the corn] to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brethren came and bowed down to him, the face to the earth.

וְיוֹסֵ֗ף (וְ) ve. “and”

And Joseph knew his brethren, but they did not know him.

וְהֵ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And they said to him, No, my lord; but to buy food are thy servants come.

וַעֲבָדֶ֥יךָ (וַ) va. “and”

And they said, Thy servants were twelve brethren, sons of one man, in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

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

Send one of you, that he may fetch your brother, but ye shall be imprisoned, and your words shall be put to the proof, whether the truth is in you; and if not, as Pharaoh lives, ye are spies.

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

And Joseph said to them the third day, This do, that ye may live: I fear God.

וִֽחְי֑וּ (וִֽ) vi “and”

If ye are honest, let one of your brethren remain bound in the house of your prison, but go ye, carry grain for the hunger of your households;

וְאַתֶּם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

and bring your youngest brother to me, in order that your words be verified, and that ye may not die. And they did so.

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

Then they said one to another, We are indeed guilty concerning our brother, whose anguish of soul we saw when he besought us, and we did not hearken; therefore this distress is come upon us.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Do not sin against the lad? But ye did not hearken; and now behold, his blood also is required.

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

And they did not know that Joseph understood, for the interpreter was between them.

וְהֵם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Joseph gave orders to fill their vessels with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way. And thus did they to them.

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

And one of them opened his sack to give his ass food in the inn, and saw his money, and behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.

וְהִנֵּה־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said to his brethren, My money is returned [ergänzt: to me], and behold, it is even in my sack. And their heart failed [ergänzt: them], and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this [ergänzt: that] God has done to us?

וְגַ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

we are twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

וְהַקָּטֹ֥ן (וְ) ve. “and”

And the man, the lord of the land, said to us, Hereby shall I know that ye are honest: leave one of your brethren with me, and take [ergänzt: for] the hunger of your households, and go,

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

and bring your youngest brother to me, and I shall know that ye are not spies, but are honest. Your brother will I give up to you; and ye may trade in the land.

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

And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that behold, every man had his bundle of money in his sack; and they saw their bundles of money, they and their father, and were afraid.

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