Genesis 43
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וַיֹּאמְר֡וּand they saidשָׁא֣וֹלcarefully to askשָֽׁאַל־he askedהָ֠אִישׁthe manלָ֣נוּof usוּלְמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֜נוּand of kindred ourלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingהַע֨וֹד¿ stillאֲבִיכֶ֥םis father yourחַי֙livingהֲיֵ֣שׁ¿ does thereלָכֶ֣םbelong to youאָ֔חa brotherוַנַ֨גֶּד־and we toldל֔וֹto himעַל־onפִּ֖יthe mouth ofהַדְּבָרִ֣יםthe wordsהָאֵ֑לֶּהthe theseהֲיָד֣וֹעַ¿ really to knowנֵדַ֔עdid we knowכִּ֣יthatיֹאמַ֔רhe will sayהוֹרִ֖ידוּbring downאֶת־obj.אֲחִיכֶֽם׃brother your
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוּדָ֜הJudahאֶל־toיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לIsraelאָבִ֗יוfather hisשִׁלְחָ֥הsend !הַנַּ֛עַרthe young manאִתִּ֖יwith meוְנָק֣וּמָהso let us ariseוְנֵלֵ֑כָהand we will goוְנִֽחְיֶה֙and we may liveוְלֹ֣אand notנָמ֔וּתwe will dieגַּם־bothאֲנַ֥חְנוּweגַם־as well asאַתָּ֖הyouגַּם־as well asטַפֵּֽנוּ׃little ones our
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵהֶ֜םto themיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לIsraelאֲבִיהֶ֗םfather theirאִם־ifכֵּ֣ן׀soאֵפוֹא֮thenזֹ֣אתthisעֲשׂוּ֒doקְח֞וּtakeמִזִּמְרַ֤תsome of the best products ofהָאָ֙רֶץ֙the landבִּכְלֵיכֶ֔םin vessels yourוְהוֹרִ֥ידוּand take downלָאִ֖ישׁto the manמִנְחָ֑הa giftמְעַ֤טa little ofצֳרִי֙balmוּמְעַ֣טand a little ofדְּבַ֔שׁhoneyנְכֹ֣אתspiceוָלֹ֔טand myrrhבָּטְנִ֖יםpistachio nutsוּשְׁקֵדִֽים׃and almonds
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וְאֵ֣לand Godשַׁדַּ֗יAlmightyיִתֵּ֨ןmay he giveלָכֶ֤םto youרַחֲמִים֙compassionsלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeהָאִ֔ישׁthe manוְשִׁלַּ֥חand he will let goלָכֶ֛םto youאֶת־obj.אֲחִיכֶ֥םbrother yourאַחֵ֖רotherוְאֶת־and obj.בִּנְיָמִ֑יןBenjaminוַאֲנִ֕יand Iכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust whenשָׁכֹ֖לְתִּיI have been bereavedשָׁכָֽלְתִּי׃I have been bereaved
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וַיִּקְח֤וּand they tookהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙the menאֶת־obj.הַמִּנְחָ֣הthe giftהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisוּמִשְׁנֶה־and doubleכֶּ֛סֶףmoneyלָקְח֥וּthey tookבְיָדָ֖םin hand theirוְאֶת־and obj.בִּנְיָמִ֑ןBenjaminוַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙and they aroseוַיֵּרְד֣וּand they went downמִצְרַ֔יִםEgyptוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּand they stoodלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeיוֹסֵֽף׃Joseph
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וַיַּ֨רְאand he sawיוֹסֵ֣ףJosephאִתָּם֮with themאֶת־obj.בִּנְיָמִין֒Benjaminוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidלַֽאֲשֶׁ֣רto the one whoעַל־was overבֵּית֔וֹhousehold hisהָבֵ֥אbringאֶת־obj.הָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםthe menהַבָּ֑יְתָהthe house towardsוּטְבֹ֤חַand slaughterטֶ֙בַח֙a slaughterוְהָכֵ֔ןand prepare itכִּ֥יforאִתִּ֛יwith meיֹאכְל֥וּthey will eatהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםthe menבַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃at the noons
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וַיִּֽירְא֣וּand they were afraidהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֗יםthe menכִּ֣יthatהֽוּבְאוּ֮they were broughtבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיוֹסֵף֒Josephוַיֹּאמְר֗וּand they saidעַל־onדְּבַ֤רthe matter ofהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙the silverהַשָּׁ֤בwhich returnedבְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙in sacks ourבַּתְּחִלָּ֔הat the beginningאֲנַ֖חְנוּweמֽוּבָאִ֑יםare being broughtלְהִתְגֹּלֵ֤לto roll himselfעָלֵ֙ינוּ֙on usוּלְהִתְנַפֵּ֣לand to throw himselfעָלֵ֔ינוּon usוְלָקַ֧חַתand to takeאֹתָ֛נוּobj. usלַעֲבָדִ֖יםto slavesוְאֶת־and obj.חֲמֹרֵֽינוּ׃donkeys our
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וַֽיְהִ֞יand it wasכִּי־thatבָ֣אנוּwe cameאֶל־toהַמָּל֗וֹןthe lodging placeוַֽנִּפְתְּחָה֙and we opened !אֶת־obj.אַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּsacks ourוְהִנֵּ֤הand there!כֶֽסֶף־the silver ofאִישׁ֙each manבְּפִ֣יwas in the mouth ofאַמְתַּחְתּ֔וֹsack hisכַּסְפֵּ֖נוּsilver ourבְּמִשְׁקָל֑וֹin weight itsוַנָּ֥שֶׁבand we have brought backאֹת֖וֹobj. itבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃in hand our
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וַיֹּאמֶר֩and he saidשָׁל֨וֹםpeaceלָכֶ֜םbe to youאַל־may notתִּירָ֗אוּyou fearאֱלֹ֨הֵיכֶ֜םGod yourוֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יand the God ofאֲבִיכֶם֙father yourנָתַ֨ןhe gaveלָכֶ֤םto youמַטְמוֹן֙treasureבְּאַמְתְּחֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םin sacks yourכַּסְפְּכֶ֖םsilver yourבָּ֣אit cameאֵלָ֑יto meוַיּוֹצֵ֥אand he brought outאֲלֵהֶ֖םto themאֶת־obj.שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃Simeon
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וַיִּשָּׂ֣אand he lifted upעֵינָ֗יוeyes hisוַיַּ֞רְאand he sawאֶת־obj.בִּנְיָמִ֣יןBenjaminאָחִיו֮brother hisבֶּן־the son ofאִמּוֹ֒mother hisוַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidהֲזֶה֙¿ is thisאֲחִיכֶ֣םbrother yourהַקָּטֹ֔ןthe youngאֲשֶׁ֥רwhomאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םyou spokeאֵלָ֑יto meוַיֹּאמַ֕רand he saidאֱלֹהִ֥יםGodיָחְנְךָ֖may he show favor to youבְּנִֽי׃O son my
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וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּand they setל֛וֹfor the himלְבַדּ֖וֹto only himוְלָהֶ֣םand to the themלְבַדָּ֑םto alone themוְלַמִּצְרִ֞יםand for the Egyptiansהָאֹכְלִ֤יםwho were eatingאִתּוֹ֙with himלְבַדָּ֔םto alone themכִּי֩forלֹ֨אnotיוּכְל֜וּןthey were able !הַמִּצְרִ֗יםthe Egyptiansלֶאֱכֹ֤לto eatאֶת־withהָֽעִבְרִים֙the Hebrewsלֶ֔חֶםfoodכִּי־forתוֹעֵבָ֥הis an abominationהִ֖ואitלְמִצְרָֽיִם׃to Egypt
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וַיִּשָּׂ֨אand someone tookמַשְׂאֹ֜תportionsמֵאֵ֣תfrom withפָּנָיו֮face hisאֲלֵהֶם֒to themוַתֵּ֜רֶבand it was greatמַשְׂאַ֧תthe portion ofבִּנְיָמִ֛ןBenjaminמִמַּשְׂאֹ֥תmore than the portions ofכֻּלָּ֖םall of themחָמֵ֣שׁfiveיָד֑וֹתhandsוַיִּשְׁתּ֥וּand they drankוַֽיִּשְׁכְּר֖וּand they became drunkעִמּֽוֹ׃with him
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