H9002–/וְ–v

Jacob, their father, said to them, "You have bereaved me of my children! Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin away. All these things are against me."

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

Reuben spoke to his father, saying, "Kill my two sons, if I don't bring him to you. Deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to you again."

וַאֲנִ֖י (וַ) va. “and”

He said, "My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm happens to him by the way in which you go, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol."

וְה֧וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

The famine was severe in the land.

וְהָרָעָ֖ב (וְ) ve. “and”

If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food,

וְנִשְׁבְּרָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

but if you will not send him, we will not go down, for the man said to us, 'You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.'"

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

They said, "The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?' We just answered his questions. Is there any way we could know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down?'"

וּלְמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֜נוּ (וּ) u. “and”

Judah said to Israel, his father, "Send the boy with me, and we will arise and go, so that we may live, and not die, both we, and you, and also our little ones.

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

Their father, Israel, said to them, "If it be so now, do this. Take from the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry down a present for the man, a little balm, a little honey, spices and myrrh, 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, with the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks carry again in your hand. Perhaps it was an oversight.

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

Take also your brother, and arise, go again to the man.

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

May God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release to you your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved."

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

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

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

When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, "Bring the men into the house, and butcher an animal, and make ready; for the men will dine with me at noon."

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

The men were afraid, because they were brought to 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 on us, and take us for bondservants, along with our donkeys."

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

and it happened, 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. We have brought it again in our hand.

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

We have brought down other money in our hand to buy food. We don't know who put our money in our sacks."

וְכֶ֧סֶף (וְ) ve. “and”

He said, "Peace be to you. Don't be afraid. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks. I received your money." He brought Simeon out to them.

וֵֽאלֹהֵ֤י (וֵֽ) ve. “and”

They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians, that ate with him, by themselves, because the Egyptians don't eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.

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

They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled one with another.

וְהַצָּעִ֖יר (וְ) ve. “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”

Put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, with his grain money." 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 donkeys.

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

When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, "Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, 'Why have you rewarded evil for good?

וְיוֹסֵ֤ף (וְ) ve. “and”

Isn't this that from which my lord drinks, and by which he indeed divines? You have done evil in so doing.'"

וְה֕וּא (וְ) ve. “and”