H9002–/וְ–v

And Jacob their father said unto them: 'Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away; upon me are all these things come.'

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

And Reuben spoke unto his father, saying: 'Thou shalt slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee; deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him back to thee.'

וַאֲנִ֖י (וַ) va. “and”

And he said: 'My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left; if harm befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

וְה֧וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

And the famine was sore 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 wilt not send him, we will not go down, for the man said unto us: Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.'

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they said: 'The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying: Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words; could we in any wise know that he would say: Bring

וּלְמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֜נוּ (וּ) u. “and”

And Judah said unto 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 also our little ones.

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

And their father Israel said unto them: 'If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and ladanum, nuts, and almonds;

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

and take double money in your hand; and the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks carry back in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight;

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

take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man;

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

and God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release unto you your other brother and Benjamin. And as for me, if I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.'

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

And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

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

And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house: 'Bring the men into the house, and kill the beasts, and prepare the meat; for the men shall dine 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 they said: 'Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondm

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

And it came to pass, when we came to the lodging-place, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight; and we have brought it back in our hand.

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food. We know not 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, hath given you treasure in your sacks; I had your money.' And he brought Simeon out unto them.

וֵֽאלֹהֵ֤י (וֵֽ) ve. “and”

And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, that did eat 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 with another.

וְהַצָּעִ֖יר (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְשִׂ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And put my goblet, the silver goblet, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money.' And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

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

As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

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

And when they were gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward: 'Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them: Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

וְיוֹסֵ֤ף (וְ) ve. “and”

Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby he indeed divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.'

וְה֕וּא (וְ) ve. “and”