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Genesis 44

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How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַיְצַ֞וand he commandedאֶת־obj.אֲשֶׁ֣רthe one whoעַל־was overבֵּיתוֹ֮household hisלֵאמֹר֒to sayingמַלֵּ֞אfillאֶת־obj.אַמְתְּחֹ֤תthe sacks ofהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙the menאֹ֔כֶלfoodכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust asיוּכְל֖וּןthey are able !שְׂאֵ֑תto carryוְשִׂ֥יםand putכֶּֽסֶף־the silver ofאִ֖ישׁeach manבְּפִ֥יin the mouth ofאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃sack his
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וְאֶת־and obj.גְּבִיעִ֞יcup myגְּבִ֣יעַthe cup ofהַכֶּ֗סֶףthe silverתָּשִׂים֙you will putבְּפִי֙in the mouth ofאַמְתַּ֣חַתthe sack ofהַקָּטֹ֔ןthe young brotherוְאֵ֖תand obj.כֶּ֣סֶףthe silver ofשִׁבְר֑וֹgrain hisוַיַּ֕עַשׂand he didכִּדְבַ֥רaccording to the word ofיוֹסֵ֖ףJosephאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichדִּבֵּֽר׃he had spoken
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הַבֹּ֖קֶרthe morningא֑וֹרit was lightוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםand the menשֻׁלְּח֔וּthey were sent offהֵ֖מָּהtheyוַחֲמֹרֵיהֶֽם׃and donkeys their
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הֵ֠םtheyיָֽצְא֣וּthey came outאֶת־obj.הָעִיר֮the cityלֹ֣אnotהִרְחִיקוּ֒they had gone farוְיוֹסֵ֤ףand Josephאָמַר֙he saidלַֽאֲשֶׁ֣רto the one whoעַל־was overבֵּית֔וֹhousehold hisק֥וּםariseרְדֹ֖ףpursueאַחֲרֵ֣יafterהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑יםthe menוְהִשַּׂגְתָּם֙and you will overtake themוְאָמַרְתָּ֣and you will sayאֲלֵהֶ֔םto themלָ֛מָּהto why?שִׁלַּמְתֶּ֥םhave you repaidרָעָ֖הevilתַּ֥חַתforטוֹבָֽה׃good
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הֲל֣וֹא¿ notזֶ֗הis thisאֲשֶׁ֨רthat whichיִשְׁתֶּ֤הhe drinksאֲדֹנִי֙master myבּ֔וֹin itוְה֕וּאand heנַחֵ֥שׁindeed divineיְנַחֵ֖שׁhe practices divinationבּ֑וֹby itהֲרֵעֹתֶ֖םyou have done evilאֲשֶׁ֥רthat whichעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃you have done
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וַֽיַּשִּׂגֵ֑םand he overtook themוַיְדַבֵּ֣רand he spokeאֲלֵהֶ֔םto themאֶת־obj.הַדְּבָרִ֖יםthe wordsהָאֵֽלֶּה׃the these
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וַיֹּאמְר֣וּand they saidאֵלָ֔יוto himלָ֚מָּהto why?יְדַבֵּ֣רdoes he speakאֲדֹנִ֔יmaster myכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםaccording to the wordsהָאֵ֑לֶּהthe theseחָלִ֙ילָה֙far be itלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָto servants yourמֵעֲשׂ֖וֹתfrom doingכַּדָּבָ֥רaccording to the mannerהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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הֵ֣ןhere!כֶּ֗סֶףsilverאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichמָצָ֙אנוּ֙we foundבְּפִ֣יin the mouth ofאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּsacks ourהֱשִׁיבֹ֥נוּwe brought backאֵלֶ֖יךָto youמֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom the land ofכְּנָ֑עַןCanaanוְאֵ֗יךְand how?נִגְנֹב֙will we stealמִבֵּ֣יתfrom the house ofאֲדֹנֶ֔יךָmasters yourכֶּ֖סֶףsilverא֥וֹorזָהָֽב׃gold
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אֲשֶׁ֨רanyone whomיִמָּצֵ֥אit is foundאִתּ֛וֹwith himמֵעֲבָדֶ֖יךָof servants yourוָמֵ֑תand he will dieוְגַם־and alsoאֲנַ֕חְנוּweנִֽהְיֶ֥הwe will belongלַֽאדֹנִ֖יto lord myלַעֲבָדִֽים׃to slaves
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וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidגַּם־alsoעַתָּ֥הnowכְדִבְרֵיכֶ֖םaccording to words yourכֶּן־will be soה֑וּאitאֲשֶׁ֨רanyone whomיִמָּצֵ֤אit is foundאִתּוֹ֙with himיִהְיֶה־he will beלִּ֣יof meעָ֔בֶדslaveוְאַתֶּ֖םand youתִּהְי֥וּyou will beנְקִיִּֽם׃innocent
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וַֽיְמַהֲר֗וּand they hurriedוַיּוֹרִ֛דוּand they brought downאִ֥ישׁeach manאֶת־obj.אַמְתַּחְתּ֖וֹsack hisאָ֑רְצָהthe ground towardsוַֽיִּפְתְּח֖וּand they openedאִ֥ישׁeach manאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃sack his
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וַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂand he searchedבַּגָּד֣וֹלwith the old brotherהֵחֵ֔לhe beganוּבַקָּטֹ֖ןand with the young brotherכִּלָּ֑הhe finishedוַיִּמָּצֵא֙and it was foundהַגָּבִ֔יעַthe cupבְּאַמְתַּ֖חַתin the sack ofבִּנְיָמִֽן׃Benjamin
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וַֽיִּקְרְע֖וּand they toreשִׂמְלֹתָ֑םclothes theirוַֽיַּעֲמֹס֙and he loadedאִ֣ישׁeach manעַל־onחֲמֹר֔וֹdonkey hisוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּand they went backהָעִֽירָה׃the city towards
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וַיָּבֹ֨אand he cameיְהוּדָ֤הJudahוְאֶחָיו֙and brothers hisבֵּ֣יתָהthe house of towardsיוֹסֵ֔ףJosephוְה֖וּאand heעוֹדֶ֣נּוּstill heשָׁ֑םwas thereוַיִּפְּל֥וּand they fellלְפָנָ֖יוto before himאָֽרְצָה׃the ground towards
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidלָהֶם֙to themיוֹסֵ֔ףJosephמָֽה־what?הַמַּעֲשֶׂ֥הis the deedהַזֶּ֖הthe thisאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichעֲשִׂיתֶ֑םyou have doneהֲל֣וֹא¿ notיְדַעְתֶּ֔םdo you knowכִּֽי־thatנַחֵ֧שׁindeed divineיְנַחֵ֛שׁhe practices divinationאִ֖ישׁa manאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoכָּמֹֽנִי׃is like me
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidיְהוּדָ֗הJudahמַה־what?נֹּאמַר֙will we sayלַֽאדֹנִ֔יto lord myמַה־what?נְּדַבֵּ֖רwill we speakוּמַה־and what?נִּצְטַדָּ֑קwill we justify ourselvesהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםthe Godמָצָא֙he has foundאֶת־obj.עֲוֹ֣ןthe guilt ofעֲבָדֶ֔יךָservants yourהִנֶּנּ֤וּhere weעֲבָדִים֙are slavesלַֽאדֹנִ֔יof lord myגַּם־bothאֲנַ֕חְנוּweגַּ֛םas well asאֲשֶׁר־the one whoנִמְצָ֥אit was foundהַגָּבִ֖יעַthe cupבְּיָדֽוֹ׃in hand his
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וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidחָלִ֣ילָהfar be itלִּ֔יto meמֵעֲשׂ֖וֹתfrom doingזֹ֑אתthisהָאִ֡ישׁthe manאֲשֶׁר֩whomנִמְצָ֨אit was foundהַגָּבִ֜יעַthe cupבְּיָד֗וֹin hand hisה֚וּאheיִהְיֶה־he will beלִּ֣יof meעָ֔בֶדslaveוְאַתֶּ֕םand youעֲל֥וּgo upלְשָׁל֖וֹםto peaceאֶל־toאֲבִיכֶֽם׃ פfather your
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וַיִּגַּ֨שׁand he drew nearאֵלָ֜יוto himיְהוּדָ֗הJudahוַיֹּאמֶר֮and he saidבִּ֣יpardon meאֲדֹנִי֒O lord myיְדַבֶּר־may he speakנָ֨אpleaseעַבְדְּךָ֤servant yourדָבָר֙a wordבְּאָזְנֵ֣יin the ears ofאֲדֹנִ֔יlord myוְאַל־and may notיִ֥חַרit burnאַפְּךָ֖anger yourבְּעַבְדֶּ֑ךָon servant yourכִּ֥יforכָמ֖וֹךָas youכְּפַרְעֹֽה׃as Pharaoh
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אֲדֹנִ֣יlord myשָׁאַ֔לhe askedאֶת־obj.עֲבָדָ֖יוservants hisלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingהֲיֵשׁ־¿ does thereלָכֶ֥םbelong to youאָ֖בa fatherאוֹ־orאָֽח׃a brother
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וַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙and we saidאֶל־toאֲדֹנִ֔יlord myיֶשׁ־thereלָ֙נוּ֙belongs to usאָ֣בa fatherזָקֵ֔ןoldוְיֶ֥לֶדand a child ofזְקֻנִ֖יםold agesקָטָ֑ןyoungוְאָחִ֨יוand brother hisמֵ֜תhe diedוַיִּוָּתֵ֨רand he was leftה֧וּאheלְבַדּ֛וֹto only himלְאִמּ֖וֹto mother hisוְאָבִ֥יוand father hisאֲהֵבֽוֹ׃he loves him
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וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙and you saidאֶל־toעֲבָדֶ֔יךָservants yourהוֹרִדֻ֖הוּbring down himאֵלָ֑יto meוְאָשִׂ֥ימָהso let me setעֵינִ֖יeye myעָלָֽיו׃on him
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וַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙and we saidאֶל־toאֲדֹנִ֔יlord myלֹא־notיוּכַ֥לhe will be ableהַנַּ֖עַרthe young manלַעֲזֹ֣בto leaveאֶת־obj.אָבִ֑יוfather hisוְעָזַ֥בand he will leaveאֶת־obj.אָבִ֖יוfather hisוָמֵֽת׃and he will die
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וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙and you saidאֶל־toעֲבָדֶ֔יךָservants yourאִם־ifלֹ֥אnotיֵרֵ֛דhe will come downאֲחִיכֶ֥םbrother yourהַקָּטֹ֖ןthe youngאִתְּכֶ֑םwith youלֹ֥אnotתֹסִפ֖וּןyou will repeat !לִרְא֥וֹתto seeפָּנָֽי׃face my
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וַיְהִי֙and it wasכִּ֣יthatעָלִ֔ינוּwe went upאֶֽל־toעַבְדְּךָ֖servant yourאָבִ֑יfather myוַנַּ֨גֶּד־and we toldל֔וֹto himאֵ֖תobj.דִּבְרֵ֥יthe words ofאֲדֹנִֽי׃lord my
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וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he saidאָבִ֑ינוּfather ourשֻׁ֖בוּgo backשִׁבְרוּ־buyלָ֥נוּfor usמְעַט־a little ofאֹֽכֶל׃food
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וַנֹּ֕אמֶרand we saidלֹ֥אnotנוּכַ֖לwe are ableלָרֶ֑דֶתto go downאִם־ifיֵשׁ֩thereאָחִ֨ינוּis brother ourהַקָּטֹ֤ןthe youngאִתָּ֙נוּ֙with usוְיָרַ֔דְנוּand we will go downכִּי־forלֹ֣אnotנוּכַ֗לwe will be ableלִרְאוֹת֙to seeפְּנֵ֣יthe face ofהָאִ֔ישׁthe manוְאָחִ֥ינוּand brother ourהַקָּטֹ֖ןthe youngאֵינֶ֥נּוּnot heאִתָּֽנוּ׃is with us
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וַיֹּ֛אמֶרand he saidעַבְדְּךָ֥servant yourאָבִ֖יfather myאֵלֵ֑ינוּto usאַתֶּ֣םyouיְדַעְתֶּ֔םyou knowכִּ֥יthatשְׁנַ֖יִםtwo sonsיָֽלְדָה־she boreלִּ֥יto meאִשְׁתִּֽי׃wife my
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וַיֵּצֵ֤אand he went outהָֽאֶחָד֙the oneמֵֽאִתִּ֔יfrom with the meוָאֹמַ֕רand I saidאַ֖ךְsurelyטָרֹ֣ףcertainly to tearטֹרָ֑ףhe has been torn to piecesוְלֹ֥אand notרְאִיתִ֖יוI have seen himעַד־untilהֵֽנָּה׃now
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וּלְקַחְתֶּ֧םand you will takeגַּם־alsoאֶת־obj.זֶ֛הthis oneמֵעִ֥םfrom withפָּנַ֖יpresence myוְקָרָ֣הוּand it will happen to himאָס֑וֹןharmוְהֽוֹרַדְתֶּ֧םand you will cause to go downאֶת־obj.שֵׂיבָתִ֛יgray hair myבְּרָעָ֖הin calamityשְׁאֹֽלָה׃Sheol towards
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וְעַתָּ֗הand thereforeכְּבֹאִי֙when come Iאֶל־toעַבְדְּךָ֣servant yourאָבִ֔יfather myוְהַנַּ֖עַרand the ladאֵינֶ֣נּוּnot is heאִתָּ֑נוּwith usוְנַפְשׁ֖וֹand life hisקְשׁוּרָ֥הis bound upבְנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃with life his
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וְהָיָ֗הand it will beכִּרְאוֹת֛וֹwhen sees heכִּי־thatאֵ֥יןthere notהַנַּ֖עַרis the young manוָמֵ֑תand he will dieוְהוֹרִ֨ידוּand they will bring downעֲבָדֶ֜יךָservants yourאֶת־obj.שֵׂיבַ֨תthe gray hair ofעַבְדְּךָ֥servant yourאָבִ֛ינוּfather ourבְּיָג֖וֹןin sorrowשְׁאֹֽלָה׃Sheol towards
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כִּ֤יforעַבְדְּךָ֙servant yourעָרַ֣בhe stood surety forאֶת־obj.הַנַּ֔עַרthe young manמֵעִ֥םfrom withאָבִ֖יfather myלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingאִם־ifלֹ֤אnotאֲבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙I will bring himאֵלֶ֔יךָto youוְחָטָ֥אתִיand I will be culpableלְאָבִ֖יto father myכָּל־allהַיָּמִֽים׃the days
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וְעַתָּ֗הand thereforeיֵֽשֶׁב־let him remainנָ֤אpleaseעַבְדְּךָ֙servant yourתַּ֣חַתin place ofהַנַּ֔עַרthe young manעֶ֖בֶדa slaveלַֽאדֹנִ֑יof lord myוְהַנַּ֖עַרand the ladיַ֥עַלlet him go upעִם־withאֶחָֽיו׃brothers his
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כִּי־forאֵיךְ֙how?אֶֽעֱלֶ֣הwill I go upאֶל־toאָבִ֔יfather myוְהַנַּ֖עַרand the ladאֵינֶ֣נּוּnot is heאִתִּ֑יwith meפֶּ֚ןlestאֶרְאֶ֣הI should lookבָרָ֔עon the calamityאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichיִמְצָ֖אit will findאֶת־obj.אָבִֽי׃father my

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