H9003–/ב–b

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.

בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (בְּ) be. “in”

By this ye shall be put to the proof: as Pharaoh lives, ye shall not go forth hence, unless your youngest brother come hither!

בְּזֹ֖את (בְּ) be. “by”בְּב֛וֹא (בְּ) be. “when”

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

בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

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;

בְּבֵ֣ית (בְּ) be. “in”

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.

בְּהִתְחַֽנְנ֥וֹ (בְּ) be. “when”

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.

בַיֶּ֖לֶד (בַ) va “against the”

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.

בַּמָּל֑וֹן (בַּ) ba. “at the”בְּפִ֥י (בְּ) be. “[was] in”

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?

בְאַמְתַּחְתִּ֑י (בְ) ve. “in”

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.

בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (בְּ) be. “in”

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,

בְּזֹ֣את (בְּ) be. “by”

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.

בְּשַׂקּ֑וֹ (בְּ) be. “[was] in”

But he said, My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left; and if mischief should befall him by the way in which ye go, then would ye bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to Sheol.

בַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ (בַּ) ba. “on the”בָ֔הּ (בָ֔) Va “on <the>”בְּיָג֖וֹן (בְּ) be. “in”

And the famine was grievous in the land.

בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ (בָּ) ba. “in the”

And Judah spoke to him, saying, The man did positively testify to us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, unless your brother be with you.

בָּ֨נוּ (בָּ֨) Ba. “<in>”

And their father Israel said to them, If it is then so, do this: take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a gift: a little balsam and a little honey, tragacanth and ladanum, pistacia-nuts and almonds.

בִּכְלֵיכֶ֔ם (בִּ) bi “in”

And take other money in your hand, and the money that was returned to you in the mouth of your sacks, carry back in your hand: perhaps it is an oversight.

בְיֶדְכֶ֑ם (בְ) ve. “in”בְּפִ֤י (בְּ) be. “in”בְיֶדְכֶ֔ם (בְ) ve. “in”

And the men took that gift, and took double money in their hand, and Benjamin, and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and came before Joseph.

בְיָדָ֖ם (בְ) ve. “in”

And Joseph saw Benjamin with them, and said to the [ergänzt: man] who was over his house, Bring the men into the house, and slaughter cattle, and make ready; for the men shall eat with me at noon.

בַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃ (בַּֽ) Ba. “at <the>”

And the men were afraid because they were brought into Joseph's house, and said, Because of the money that was returned to us in our sacks at the beginning are we brought in, that he may turn against us, and fall upon us and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

בְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ (בְּ) be. “in”בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה (בַּ) ba. “at the”

and said, Ah! my lord, we came indeed down at the first to buy food.

בַּתְּחִלָּ֖ה (בַּ) ba. “at the”

And it came to pass when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and behold, [ergänzt: every] man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money according to its weight; and we have brought it again in our hand.

בְּפִ֣י (בְּ) be. “[was] in”בְּמִשְׁקָל֑וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food. We do not know who put our money in our sacks.

בְיָדֵ֖נוּ (בְ) ve. “in”בְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵֽינוּ׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks; your money came to me. And he brought Simeon out to them.

בְּאַמְתְּחֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם (בְּ) be. “in”

And they made ready the gift for Joseph's coming at noon; for they had heard that they should eat bread there.

בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם (בַּֽ) ba. “at <the>”

When Joseph came home, they brought him the gift that was in their hand, into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.

בְּיָדָ֖ם (בְּ) be. “[was] in”