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Genesis 44:18יְהוּדָ֗הThen Judahyə·hū·ḏāh
וַיִּגַּ֨שׁapproachedway·yig·gaš
אֵלָ֜יו[Joseph]’ê·lāw
וַיֹּאמֶר֮ and said , way·yō·mer
בִּ֣י“ Sir
אֲדֹנִי֒ . . . , ’ă·ḏō·nî
נָ֨אplease
עַבְדְּךָ֤let your servant‘aḇ·də·ḵā
דָבָר֙. . .ḏā·ḇār
בְּאָזְנֵ֣י. . .bə·’ā·zə·nê
יְדַבֶּר־speakyə·ḏab·ber-
אֲדֹנִ֔יpersonally to my lord .’ă·ḏō·nî
וְאַל־Do notwə·’al-
יִ֥חַרbe angryyi·ḥar
אַפְּךָ֖. . .’ap·pə·ḵā
בְּעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ with your servant , bə·‘aḇ·de·ḵā
כִּ֥יfor
כָמ֖וֹךָyou are equal toḵā·mō·w·ḵā
כְּפַרְעֹֽה׃Pharaoh himself .kə·p̄ar·‘ōh
Genesis 44:19אֲדֹנִ֣יMy lord’ă·ḏō·nî
שָׁאַ֔לaskedšā·’al
אֶת־-’eṯ-
עֲבָדָ֖יו his servants , ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw
לֵאמֹ֑ר. . .lê·mōr
הֲיֵשׁ־‘ Do you havehă·yêš-
לָכֶ֥ם. . .lā·ḵem
אָ֖בa father’āḇ
אוֹ־or’ōw-
אָֽח׃a brother ? ’’āḥ
Genesis 44:20וַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙And we answeredwan·nō·mer
אֶל־. . .’el-
אֲדֹנִ֔י . . . , ’ă·ḏō·nî
יֶשׁ־‘ We haveyeš-
לָ֙נוּ֙. . .lā·nū
זָקֵ֔ןan elderlyzā·qên
אָ֣בfather’āḇ
קָטָ֑ן and a younger brother , qā·ṭān
וְיֶ֥לֶדthe childwə·ye·leḏ
זְקֻנִ֖יםof his old age .zə·qu·nîm
וְאָחִ֨יוThe boy’s brotherwə·’ā·ḥîw
מֵ֜תis dead .mêṯ
ה֧וּאHe
לְבַדּ֛וֹis the onlylə·ḇad·dōw
לְאִמּ֖וֹone of his mother’slə·’im·mōw
וַיִּוָּתֵ֨ר sons left , way·yiw·wā·ṯêr
וְאָבִ֥יוand his fatherwə·’ā·ḇîw
אֲהֵבֽוֹ׃loves him . ’’ă·hê·ḇōw
Genesis 44:21וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙Then you toldwat·tō·mer
אֶל־. . .’el-
עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ your servants , ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā
הוֹרִדֻ֖הוּ‘ Bring him downhō·w·ri·ḏu·hū
אֵלָ֑יto me’ê·lāy
וְאָשִׂ֥ימָהso that I can seewə·’ā·śî·māh
עָלָֽיו׃him‘ā·lāw
עֵינִ֖יfor myself . ’‘ê·nî
Genesis 44:22וַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙So we saidwan·nō·mer
אֶל־to’el-
אֲדֹנִ֔י my lord , ’ă·ḏō·nî
הַנַּ֖עַר‘ The boyhan·na·‘ar
לֹא־cannotlō-
יוּכַ֥ל. . .yū·ḵal
לַעֲזֹ֣בleavela·‘ă·zōḇ
אֶת־-’eṯ-
אָבִ֑יוhis father .’ā·ḇîw
וְעָזַ֥ב If he were to leave , wə·‘ā·zaḇ
אֶת־-’eṯ-
אָבִ֖יוhis father’ā·ḇîw
וָמֵֽת׃would die . ’wā·mêṯ
Genesis 44:23וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙But you saidwat·tō·mer
אֶל־to’el-
עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ your servants , ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā
אִם־‘ vvv’im-
לֹ֥אUnless
הַקָּטֹ֖ןyour youngerhaq·qā·ṭōn
אֲחִיכֶ֥םbrother’ă·ḥî·ḵem
יֵרֵ֛דcomes downyê·rêḏ
אִתְּכֶ֑ם with you , ’it·tə·ḵem
לֹ֥אyou will not
לִרְא֥וֹתseelir·’ō·wṯ
פָּנָֽי׃my facepā·nāy
תֹסִפ֖וּןagain . ’ṯō·si·p̄ūn