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Genesis 42

Hebrew38 verses
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וַיַּ֣רְאand he sawיַעֲקֹ֔בJacobכִּ֥יthatיֶשׁ־thereשֶׁ֖בֶרwas grainבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםin Egyptוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidיַעֲקֹב֙Jacobלְבָנָ֔יוto sons hisלָ֖מָּהto why?תִּתְרָאֽוּ׃are you looking at one another
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וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidהִנֵּ֣הhere!שָׁמַ֔עְתִּיI have heardכִּ֥יthatיֶשׁ־thereשֶׁ֖בֶרis grainבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםin Egyptרְדוּ־go downשָׁ֙מָּה֙there towardsוְשִׁבְרוּ־and buy grainלָ֣נוּfor the usמִשָּׁ֔םfrom thereוְנִחְיֶ֖הso we may liveוְלֹ֥אand notנָמֽוּת׃we will die
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וַיֵּרְד֥וּand they went downאֲחֵֽי־the brothers ofיוֹסֵ֖ףJosephעֲשָׂרָ֑הtenלִשְׁבֹּ֥רto buy grainבָּ֖רgrainמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃from Egypt
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וְאֶת־and obj.בִּנְיָמִין֙Benjaminאֲחִ֣יthe brother ofיוֹסֵ֔ףJosephלֹא־notשָׁלַ֥חhe sentיַעֲקֹ֖בJacobאֶת־withאֶחָ֑יוbrothers hisכִּ֣יforאָמַ֔רhe saidפֶּן־lestיִקְרָאֶ֖נּוּit should happen to himאָסֽוֹן׃harm
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וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and they cameבְּנֵ֣יthe sons ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelלִשְׁבֹּ֖רto buy grainבְּת֣וֹךְin amongהַבָּאִ֑יםthose comingכִּֽי־forהָיָ֥הit wasהָרָעָ֖בthe famineבְּאֶ֥רֶץin the land ofכְּנָֽעַן׃Canaan
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וְיוֹסֵ֗ףand Josephה֚וּאheהַשַּׁלִּ֣יטwas the rulerעַל־overהָאָ֔רֶץthe landה֥וּאheהַמַּשְׁבִּ֖ירwas the one who sold grainלְכָל־to allעַ֣םthe people ofהָאָ֑רֶץthe landוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and they cameאֲחֵ֣יthe brothers ofיוֹסֵ֔ףJosephוַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־and they bowed downל֥וֹto the himאַפַּ֖יִםfaceאָֽרְצָה׃the ground towards
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וַיַּ֥רְאand he sawיוֹסֵ֛ףJosephאֶת־obj.אֶחָ֖יוbrothers hisוַיַּכִּרֵ֑םand he recognized themוַיִּתְנַכֵּ֨רand he acted as a strangerאֲלֵיהֶ֜םto themוַיְדַבֵּ֧רand he spokeאִתָּ֣םwith themקָשׁ֗וֹתharshוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵהֶם֙to themמֵאַ֣יִןfrom where?בָּאתֶ֔םhave you comeוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּand they saidמֵאֶ֥רֶץfrom the land ofכְּנַ֖עַןCanaanלִשְׁבָּר־to buyאֹֽכֶל׃food
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וַיַּכֵּ֥רand he recognizedיוֹסֵ֖ףJosephאֶת־obj.אֶחָ֑יוbrothers hisוְהֵ֖םand theyלֹ֥אnotהִכִּרֻֽהוּ׃they recognized him
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וַיִּזְכֹּ֣רand he rememberedיוֹסֵ֔ףJosephאֵ֚תobj.הַחֲלֹמ֔וֹתthe dreamsאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichחָלַ֖םhe had dreamedלָהֶ֑םof the themוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵהֶם֙to themמְרַגְּלִ֣יםare spiesאַתֶּ֔םyouלִרְא֛וֹתto seeאֶת־obj.עֶרְוַ֥תthe nakedness ofהָאָ֖רֶץthe landבָּאתֶֽם׃you have come
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וַיֹּאמְר֥וּand they saidאֵלָ֖יוto himלֹ֣אnoאֲדֹנִ֑יO lord myוַעֲבָדֶ֥יךָand servants yourבָּ֖אוּthey have comeלִשְׁבָּר־to buyאֹֽכֶל׃food
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כֻּלָּ֕נוּall of usבְּנֵ֥יare sons ofאִישׁ־a manאֶחָ֖דoneנָ֑חְנוּweכֵּנִ֣יםare honestאֲנַ֔חְנוּweלֹא־notהָי֥וּthey areעֲבָדֶ֖יךָservants yourמְרַגְּלִֽים׃spies
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וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵהֶ֑םto themלֹ֕אIn-כִּֽי־deedעֶרְוַ֥תthe nakedness ofהָאָ֖רֶץthe landבָּאתֶ֥םyou have comeלִרְאֽוֹת׃to see
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וַיֹּאמְר֗וּand they saidשְׁנֵ֣יםare two plusעָשָׂר֩tenעֲבָדֶ֨יךָservants yourאַחִ֧ים׀brothersאֲנַ֛חְנוּweבְּנֵ֥יsons ofאִישׁ־a manאֶחָ֖דoneבְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land ofכְּנָ֑עַןCanaanוְהִנֵּ֨הand there!הַקָּטֹ֤ןthe young brotherאֶת־is withאָבִ֙ינוּ֙father ourהַיּ֔וֹםthis dayוְהָאֶחָ֖דand the oneאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃not is he
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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵהֶ֖םto themיוֹסֵ֑ףJosephה֗וּאitאֲשֶׁ֨רis that whichדִּבַּ֧רְתִּיI saidאֲלֵכֶ֛םto youלֵאמֹ֖רto sayingמְרַגְּלִ֥יםare spiesאַתֶּֽם׃you
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בְּזֹ֖אתby thisתִּבָּחֵ֑נוּyou will be testedחֵ֤יby the life ofפַרְעֹה֙Pharaohאִם־ifתֵּצְא֣וּyou will go outמִזֶּ֔הfrom hereכִּ֧יthatאִם־exceptבְּב֛וֹאwhen comesאֲחִיכֶ֥םbrother yourהַקָּטֹ֖ןthe youngהֵֽנָּה׃here
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שִׁלְח֨וּsendמִכֶּ֣םof the yourselvesאֶחָד֮oneוְיִקַּ֣חso he may fetchאֶת־obj.אֲחִיכֶם֒brother yourוְאַתֶּם֙and youהֵאָ֣סְר֔וּbe imprisonedוְיִבָּֽחֲנוּ֙so they may be testedדִּבְרֵיכֶ֔םwords yourהַֽאֱמֶ֖ת¿ is truthאִתְּכֶ֑םwith youוְאִם־and ifלֹ֕אnotחֵ֣יby the life ofפַרְעֹ֔הPharaohכִּ֥יforמְרַגְּלִ֖יםare spiesאַתֶּֽם׃you
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וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףand he removedאֹתָ֛םobj. themאֶל־toמִשְׁמָ֖רcustodyשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתthreeיָמִֽים׃days
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵהֶ֤םto themיוֹסֵף֙Josephבַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יthe thirdזֹ֥אתthisעֲשׂ֖וּdoוִֽחְי֑וּand liveאֶת־obj.הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםthe Godאֲנִ֥יIיָרֵֽא׃am fearing
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אִם־ifכֵּנִ֣יםare honestאַתֶּ֔םyouאֲחִיכֶ֣םbrother yourאֶחָ֔דoneיֵאָסֵ֖רlet him be imprisonedבְּבֵ֣יתin the house ofמִשְׁמַרְכֶ֑םcustody yourוְאַתֶּם֙and youלְכ֣וּgoהָבִ֔יאוּtakeשֶׁ֖בֶרthe grain ofרַעֲב֥וֹןthe hunger ofבָּתֵּיכֶֽם׃households your
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וְאֶת־and obj.אֲחִיכֶ֤םbrother yourהַקָּטֹן֙the youngתָּבִ֣יאוּyou will bringאֵלַ֔יto meוְיֵאָמְנ֥וּso they may be verifiedדִבְרֵיכֶ֖םwords yourוְלֹ֣אand notתָמ֑וּתוּyou will dieוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־and they didכֵֽן׃so
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וַיֹּאמְר֞וּand they saidאִ֣ישׁeachאֶל־toאָחִ֗יוbrother hisאֲבָל֮indeedאֲשֵׁמִ֣ים׀are guiltyאֲנַחְנוּ֮weעַל־onאָחִינוּ֒brother ourאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoרָאִ֜ינוּwe sawצָרַ֥תthe distress ofנַפְשׁ֛וֹself hisבְּהִתְחַֽנְנ֥וֹwhen sought favor heאֵלֵ֖ינוּto usוְלֹ֣אand notשָׁמָ֑עְנוּwe listenedעַל־there-כֵּן֙-foreבָּ֣אָהit has comeאֵלֵ֔ינוּto usהַצָּרָ֖הthe distressהַזֹּֽאת׃the this
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וַיַּעַן֩and he answeredרְאוּבֵ֨ןReubenאֹתָ֜םobj. themלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingהֲלוֹא֩¿ notאָמַ֨רְתִּיdid I sayאֲלֵיכֶ֧ם׀to youלֵאמֹ֛רto sayingאַל־may notתֶּחֶטְא֥וּyou sinבַיֶּ֖לֶדagainst the boyוְלֹ֣אand notשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םyou listenedוְגַם־and alsoדָּמ֖וֹblood hisהִנֵּ֥הhere!נִדְרָֽשׁ׃is being required
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וְהֵם֙and theyלֹ֣אnotיָֽדְע֔וּthey knewכִּ֥יthatשֹׁמֵ֖עַwas hearingיוֹסֵ֑ףJosephכִּ֥יforהַמֵּלִ֖יץthe interpreterבֵּינֹתָֽם׃was between them
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וַיִּסֹּ֥בand he turned awayמֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֖םfrom with the themוַיֵּ֑בְךְּand he weptוַיָּ֤שָׁבand he returnedאֲלֵהֶם֙to themוַיְדַבֵּ֣רand he spokeאֲלֵהֶ֔םto themוַיִּקַּ֤חand he tookמֵֽאִתָּם֙from with the themאֶת־obj.שִׁמְע֔וֹןSimeonוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥רand he boundאֹת֖וֹobj. himלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃to eyes their
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וַיְצַ֣וand he commandedיוֹסֵ֗ףJosephוַיְמַלְא֣וּand people filledאֶת־obj.כְּלֵיהֶם֮vessels theirבָּר֒grainוּלְהָשִׁ֤יבand to returnכַּסְפֵּיהֶם֙silvers theirאִ֣ישׁeachאֶל־toשַׂקּ֔וֹsack hisוְלָתֵ֥תand to giveלָהֶ֛םto the themצֵדָ֖הprovisionsלַדָּ֑רֶךְfor the journeyוַיַּ֥עַשׂand someone didלָהֶ֖םfor the themכֵּֽן׃thus
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וַיִּשְׂא֥וּand they liftedאֶת־obj.שִׁבְרָ֖םgrain theirעַל־onחֲמֹרֵיהֶ֑םdonkeys theirוַיֵּלְכ֖וּand they wentמִשָּֽׁם׃from there
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וַיִּפְתַּ֨חand he openedהָאֶחָ֜דthe oneאֶת־obj.שַׂקּ֗וֹsack hisלָתֵ֥תto giveמִסְפּ֛וֹאfodderלַחֲמֹר֖וֹto donkey hisבַּמָּל֑וֹןat the lodging placeוַיַּרְא֙and he sawאֶת־obj.כַּסְפּ֔וֹsilver hisוְהִנֵּה־and there!ה֖וּאitבְּפִ֥יwas in the mouth ofאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃sack his
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidאֶל־toאֶחָיו֙brothers hisהוּשַׁ֣בit has been returnedכַּסְפִּ֔יsilver myוְגַ֖םand alsoהִנֵּ֣הhere!בְאַמְתַּחְתִּ֑יin sack myוַיֵּצֵ֣אand it went outלִבָּ֗םheart theirוַיֶּֽחֶרְד֞וּand they trembledאִ֤ישׁeachאֶל־toאָחִיו֙brother hisלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingמַה־what?זֹּ֛אתthisעָשָׂ֥הhas he doneאֱלֹהִ֖יםGodלָֽנוּ׃to the us
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וַיָּבֹ֛אוּand they cameאֶל־toיַעֲקֹ֥בJacobאֲבִיהֶ֖םfather theirאַ֣רְצָהthe land of towardsכְּנָ֑עַןCanaanוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּand they toldל֔וֹto the himאֵ֛תobj.כָּל־allהַקֹּרֹ֥תthe things which had happened toאֹתָ֖םobj. themלֵאמֹֽר׃to saying
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דִּ֠בֶּרhe spokeהָאִ֨ישׁthe manאֲדֹנֵ֥יthe lords ofהָאָ֛רֶץthe landאִתָּ֖נוּwith usקָשׁ֑וֹתharshוַיִּתֵּ֣ןand he madeאֹתָ֔נוּobj. usכִּֽמְרַגְּלִ֖יםlike those who spy outאֶת־obj.הָאָֽרֶץ׃the land
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וַנֹּ֥אמֶרand we saidאֵלָ֖יוto himכֵּנִ֣יםare honestאֲנָ֑חְנוּweלֹ֥אnotהָיִ֖ינוּwe areמְרַגְּלִֽים׃spies
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שְׁנֵים־are two plusעָשָׂ֥רtenאֲנַ֛חְנוּweאַחִ֖יםbrothersבְּנֵ֣יsons ofאָבִ֑ינוּfather ourהָאֶחָ֣דthe oneאֵינֶ֔נּוּnot is heוְהַקָּטֹ֥ןand the young brotherהַיּ֛וֹםthis dayאֶת־is withאָבִ֖ינוּfather ourבְּאֶ֥רֶץin the land ofכְּנָֽעַן׃Canaan
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵלֵ֗ינוּto usהָאִישׁ֙the manאֲדֹנֵ֣יthe lords ofהָאָ֔רֶץthe landבְּזֹ֣אתby thisאֵדַ֔עI will knowכִּ֥יthatכֵנִ֖יםare honestאַתֶּ֑םyouאֲחִיכֶ֤םbrother yourהָֽאֶחָד֙the oneהַנִּ֣יחוּleaveאִתִּ֔יwith meוְאֶת־and obj.רַעֲב֥וֹןthe hunger ofבָּתֵּיכֶ֖םhouseholds yourקְח֥וּtakeוָלֵֽכוּ׃and go
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וְ֠הָבִיאוּand bringאֶת־obj.אֲחִיכֶ֣םbrother yourהַקָּטֹן֮the youngאֵלַי֒to meוְאֵֽדְעָ֗הso let me knowכִּ֣יthatלֹ֤אnotמְרַגְּלִים֙are spiesאַתֶּ֔םyouכִּ֥יthatכֵנִ֖יםare honestאַתֶּ֑םyouאֶת־obj.אֲחִיכֶם֙brother yourאֶתֵּ֣ןI will giveלָכֶ֔םto the youוְאֶת־and obj.הָאָ֖רֶץthe landתִּסְחָֽרוּ׃you will go about in
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וַיְהִ֗יand it wasהֵ֚םtheyמְרִיקִ֣יםwere emptyingשַׂקֵּיהֶ֔םsacks theirוְהִנֵּה־and there!אִ֥ישׁeach manצְרוֹר־the bag ofכַּסְפּ֖וֹsilver hisבְּשַׂקּ֑וֹwas in sack hisוַיִּרְא֞וּand they sawאֶת־obj.צְרֹר֧וֹתthe bags ofכַּסְפֵּיהֶ֛םsilvers theirהֵ֥מָּהtheyוַאֲבִיהֶ֖םand father theirוַיִּירָֽאוּ׃and they were afraid
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵהֶם֙to themיַעֲקֹ֣בJacobאֲבִיהֶ֔םfather theirאֹתִ֖יobj. meשִׁכַּלְתֶּ֑םyou are making childlessיוֹסֵ֤ףJosephאֵינֶ֙נּוּ֙not is heוְשִׁמְע֣וֹןand Simeonאֵינֶ֔נּוּnot is heוְאֶת־and obj.בִּנְיָמִ֣ןBenjaminתִּקָּ֔חוּyou will takeעָלַ֖יon meהָי֥וּthey areכֻלָּֽנָה׃all of them
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidרְאוּבֵן֙Reubenאֶל־toאָבִ֣יוfather hisלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingאֶת־obj.שְׁנֵ֤יtwo ofבָנַי֙sons myתָּמִ֔יתyou will killאִם־ifלֹ֥אnotאֲבִיאֶ֖נּוּI will bring himאֵלֶ֑יךָto youתְּנָ֤הput !אֹתוֹ֙obj. himעַל־onיָדִ֔יhand myוַאֲנִ֖יand Iאֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּI will bring back himאֵלֶֽיךָ׃to you
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וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidלֹֽא־notיֵרֵ֥דhe will go downבְּנִ֖יson myעִמָּכֶ֑םwith youכִּֽי־forאָחִ֨יוbrother hisמֵ֜תhe has diedוְה֧וּאand heלְבַדּ֣וֹto only himנִשְׁאָ֗רis remainingוּקְרָאָ֤הוּand it will happen to himאָסוֹן֙harmבַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙on the journeyאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichתֵּֽלְכוּ־you will goבָ֔הּon the itוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֧םand you will cause to go downאֶת־obj.שֵׂיבָתִ֛יgray hair myבְּיָג֖וֹןin sorrowשְׁאֽוֹלָה׃Sheol towards

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