H9002–/וְ–v

And Joseph called the name of the first-born Manasseh: 'for God hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.'

וְאֵ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And the name of the second called he Ephraim: 'for God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.'

וְאֵ֛ת (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”

And the famine was over all the face of the earth; and Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine was sore in the land of Egypt.

וְהָרָעָ֣ב (וְ) ve. “and”

And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy corn; because the famine was sore in all the earth.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said: 'Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt. Get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; 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 peradventure harm befall him.'

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down to him with their faces to the earth.

וְיוֹסֵ֗ף (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְהֵ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And they said unto him: 'Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

וַעֲבָדֶ֥יךָ (וַ) va. “and”

And they said: 'We thy servants are twelve brethren, the 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, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you; or else, as Pharaoh liveth, surely ye are spies.'

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

And Joseph said unto them the third day. 'This do, and live; for I fear God:

וִֽחְי֑וּ (וִֽ) vi “and”

if ye be upright men, let one of your brethren be bound in your prison-house; but go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses;

וְאַתֶּם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

and bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die.' And they did so.

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

And they said one to another: 'We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.'

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

And Reuben answered them, saying: 'Spoke I not unto you, saying: Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore also, behold, his blood is required.'

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

And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for the interpreter was between them.

וְהֵם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Joseph commanded 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 was it done unto them.

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

And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the lodging-place, he espied his money; and, behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.

וְהִנֵּה־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said unto his brethren: 'My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack.' And their heart failed them, and they turned trembling one to another, saying: 'What is this that God hath done unto 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 unto us: Hereby shall I know that ye are upright men: leave one of your brethren with me, and take corn for the famine of your houses, and go your way.

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

And bring your youngest brother unto me; then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are upright men; so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffic 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's bundle of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.

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