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 42:1 ¶ Now when Ya`áköv יַעֲקֹבº sawºº thatº there wasº cornº in Mixrayim מִצרַיִם,º Ya`áköv יַעֲקֹבº saidºº unto his sons,º Whyº do ye lookºº one upon another?º

 42:1 ¶ Now when Yaaqov saw that there was corn in Mitzrayim, Yaaqov said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?

 42:2 And he said,ºº Behold,º I have heardºº thatº there isº cornº in Mixrayim מִצרַיִם:º get you downºº thither,º and buyºº for us from thence;ºº that we may live,ºº and notº die.ºº

 42:2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Mitzrayim: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

 42:3 ¶ And Yôsëf's יוֹסֵףº tenº brethrenº went downºº to buyºº cornº in Mixrayim מִצרַיִם.ºº

 42:3 ¶ And Yosef's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Mitzrayim.

 42:4 But Binyämîn בִּניָמִין,º Yôsëf's יוֹסֵףº brother,º Ya`áköv יַעֲקֹבº sentºº notº withº his brethren;º forº he said,ºº Lest peradventureº mischiefº befallº him.ºº

 42:4 But Binyamin, Yosef's brother, Yaaqov sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.

 42:5 And the sonsº of Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵלº cameºº to buyºº [corn] amongº those that came:ºº forº the famineº wasº in the landº of Cænä`an כְּנָעַן.º

 42:5 And the sons of Yisrael came to buy [corn] among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Kenaan.

 42:6 And Yôsëf יוֹסֵףº [was] the governorº overº the land,º [and] heº [it was] that soldºº to allº the peopleº of the land:º and Yôsëf's יוֹסֵףº brethrenº came,ºº and bowed downºº themselvesº before him [with] their facesº to the earth.º

 42:6 And Yosef [was] the governor over the land, [and] he [it was] that sold to all the people of the land: and Yosef's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him [with] their faces to the earth.

 42:7 And Yôsëf יוֹסֵףº sawººº his brethren,º and he knewºº them, but made himself strangeºº untoº them, and spakeºº roughlyº untoº them; and he saidºº untoº them, Whenceºº comeºº ye? And they said,ºº From the landºº of Cænä`an כְּנָעַןº to buyºº food.º

 42:7 And Yosef saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Kenaan to buy food.

 42:8 And Yôsëf יוֹסֵףº knewººº his brethren,º but theyº knewºº notº him.

 42:8 And Yosef knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

 42:9 And Yôsëf יוֹסֵףº rememberedººº the dreamsº whichº he dreamedºº of them, and saidºº untoº them, Yeº [are] spies;ºº to seeººº the nakednessº of the landº ye are come.ºº

 42:9 And Yosef remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye [are] spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

 42:10 And they saidºº untoº him, Nay,º my ´áðôn אֲדוֹן,º but to buyºº foodº are thy servantsº come.ºº

 42:10 And they said unto him, Nay, my adon, but to buy food are thy servants come.

 42:11 Weº [are] allº oneº man'sº sons;º weº [are] trueº [men], thy servantsº areº noº spies.ºº

 42:11 We [are] all one man's sons; we [are] true [men], thy servants are no spies.

 42:12 And he saidºº untoº them, Nay,º butº to seeºº the nakednessº of the landº ye are come.ºº

 42:12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

 42:13 And they said,ºº Thy servantsº [are] twelveºº brethren,º the sonsº of oneº manº in the landº of Cænä`an כְּנָעַן;º and, behold,º the youngestº [is] this dayº withº our father,º and oneº [is] not.º

 42:13 And they said, Thy servants [are] twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Kenaan; and, behold, the youngest [is] this day with our father, and one [is] not.

 42:14 And Yôsëf יוֹסֵףº saidºº untoº them, Thatº [is it] thatº I spakeºº untoº you, saying,ºº Yeº [are] spies:ºº

 42:14 And Yosef said unto them, That [is it] that I spake unto you, saying, Ye [are] spies:

 42:15 Herebyº ye shall be proved:ºº By the lifeº of Par`ò פַּרעֹהº ye shall not go forthºº hence,ºº exceptºº your youngestº brotherº comeºº hither.º

 42:15 Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Paroh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

 42:16 Sendºº oneº ofº you, and let him fetchººº your brother,º and yeº shall be kept in prison,ºº that your wordsº may be proved,ºº whether [there be any] truthº inº you: or elseºº by the lifeº of Par`ò פַּרעֹהº surelyº yeº [are] spies.ºº

 42:16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether [there be any] truth in you: or else by the life of Paroh surely ye [are] spies.

 42:17 And he put them all togetherººº intoº wardº threeº days.º

 42:17 And he put them all together into ward three days.

 42:18 And Yôsëf יוֹסֵףº saidºº untoº them the thirdº day,º Thisº do,ºº and live;ºº [for] Iº fearºº ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים:º

 42:18 And Yosef said unto them the third day, This do, and live; [for] I fear Elohim:

 42:19 Ifº yeº [be] trueº [men], let oneº of your brethrenº be boundºº in the houseº of your prison:º goººº ye,º carryºº cornº for the famineº of your houses:º

 42:19 If ye [be] true [men], let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:

 42:20 But bringºº your youngestº brotherº untoº me; so shall your wordsº be verified,ºº and ye shall notº die.ºº And they didºº so.º

 42:20 But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

 42:21 ¶ And they saidºº oneº toº another,º Weº [are] verilyº guiltyº concerningº our brother,º in thatº we sawºº the anguishº of his soul,º when he besoughtººº us, and we would notº hear;ºº thereforeºº is thisº distressº comeºº uponº us.

 42:21 ¶ And they said one to another, We [are] verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

 42:22 And Ræ´ûvën רְאוּבֵןº answeredºº them, saying,ºº Spakeº Iºº notº untoº you, saying,ºº Do notº sinºº against the child;º and ye would notº hear?ºº therefore, behold,º alsoº his bloodº is required.ºº

 42:22 And Reuven answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

 42:23 And theyº knewºº notº thatº Yôsëf יוֹסֵףº understoodºº [them]; forº he spake untoº them by an interpreter.ºº

 42:23 And they knew not that Yosef understood [them]; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.

 42:24 And he turned himself aboutºº fromºº them, and wept;ºº and returnedº toº them again,ºº and communedºº withº them, and tookºº fromºº themº Šim`ôn שִׁמעוֹן,º and boundºº him before their eyes.º

 42:24 And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Shimon, and bound him before their eyes.

 42:25 ¶ Then Yôsëf יוֹסֵףº commandedºº to fillººº their sacksº with corn,º and to restoreºº every man'sº moneyº intoº his sack,º and to giveºº them provisionº for the way:º and thusº didº heºº unto them.

 42:25 ¶ Then Yosef commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.

 42:26 And they ladedººº their assesº withº the corn,º and departedººº thence.ºº

 42:26 And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.

 42:27 And as oneº of them openedººº his sackº to giveºº his assº provenderº in the inn,º he espiedººº his money;º for, behold,º itº [was] in his sack'sº mouth.º

 42:27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it [was] in his sack's mouth.

 42:28 And he saidºº untoº his brethren,º My moneyº is restored;ºº and, lo,º [it is] evenº in my sack:º and their heartº failedºº [them], and they were afraid,ºº sayingºº oneº toº another,º Whatº [is] thisº [that] ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº hath doneºº unto us?

 42:28 And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, [it is] even in my sack: and their heart failed [them], and they were afraid, saying one to another, What [is] this [that] Elohim hath done unto us?

 42:29 ¶ And they cameºº untoº Ya`áköv יַעֲקֹבº their fatherº unto the landº of Cænä`an כְּנָעַן,º and toldºº himº allº that befellºº unto them; saying,ºº

 42:29 ¶ And they came unto Yaaqov their father unto the land of Kenaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,

 42:30 The man,º [who is] the ´áðôn אֲדוֹןº of the land,º spakeºº roughlyº toº us, and tookºº us for spiesºº ofº the country.º

 42:30 The man, [who is] the adon of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

 42:31 And we saidºº untoº him, Weº [are] trueº [men]; we areº noº spies:ºº

 42:31 And we said unto him, We [are] true [men]; we are no spies:

 42:32 Weº [be] twelveºº brethren,º sonsº of our father;º oneº [is] not,º and the youngestº [is] this dayº withº our fatherº in the landº of Cænä`an כְּנָעַן.º

 42:32 We [be] twelve brethren, sons of our father; one [is] not, and the youngest [is] this day with our father in the land of Kenaan.

 42:33 And the man,º the ´áðôn אֲדוֹןº of the country,º saidºº untoº us, Herebyº shall I knowºº thatº yeº [are] trueº [men]; leaveººº oneº of your brethrenº [here] withº me, and takeºº [food for] the famineº of your households,º and be gone:ººº

 42:33 And the man, the adon of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye [are] true [men]; leave one of your brethren [here] with me, and take [food for] the famine of your households, and be gone:

 42:34 And bringººº your youngestº brotherº untoº me: then shall I knowºº thatº yeº [are] noº spies,ºº butº [that] yeº [are] trueº [men: so] will I deliverºº youº your brother,º and ye shall traffickºº in the land.º

 42:34 And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye [are] no spies, but [that] ye [are] true [men: so] will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.

 42:35 ¶ And it came to passº as theyº emptiedºº their sacks,º that, behold,º every man'sº bundleº of moneyº [was] in his sack:º and when [both] theyº and their fatherº sawººº the bundlesº of money,º they were afraid.ºº

 42:35 ¶ And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money [was] in his sack: and when [both] they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

 42:36 And Ya`áköv יַעֲקֹבº their fatherº saidºº untoº them, Me have ye bereavedºº [of my children]: Yôsëf יוֹסֵףº [is] not,º and Šim`ôn שִׁמעוֹןº [is] not,º and ye will takeºº Binyämîn בִּניָמִיןº [away]: allº these things areº againstº me.

 42:36 And Yaaqov their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved [of my children]: Yosef [is] not, and Shimon [is] not, and ye will take Binyamin [away]: all these things are against me.

 42:37 And Ræ´ûvën רְאוּבֵןº spakeºº untoº his father,º saying,ºº Slayººº my twoº sons,º ifº I bringºº him notº toº thee: deliverºº him intoº my hand,º and Iº will bringº him toº thee again.ºº

 42:37 And Reuven spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

 42:38 And he said,ºº My sonº shall notº go downºº withº you; forº his brotherº is dead,ºº and heº is leftºº alone:º if mischiefº befallºº him by the wayº in the whichº ye go,ººº then shall ye bring downººº my gray hairsº with sorrowº to the grave.º

 42:38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.