< Genesis 42 >

1 Now Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, and Jacob said unto his sons: 'Why do ye look one upon another?'
and to see: examine Jacob for there grain in/on/with Egypt and to say Jacob to/for son: child his to/for what? to see: see
2 And he said: 'Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt. Get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.'
and to say behold to hear: hear for there grain in/on/with Egypt to go down there [to] and to buy grain to/for us from there and to live and not to die
3 And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn from Egypt.
and to go down brother: male-sibling Joseph ten to/for to buy grain grain from Egypt
4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said: 'Lest peradventure harm befall him.'
and [obj] Benjamin brother: male-sibling Joseph not to send: depart Jacob with brother: male-sibling his for to say lest to encounter: chanced him harm
5 And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came; for the famine was in the land of Caanan.
and to come (in): come son: child Israel to/for to buy grain in/on/with midst [the] to come (in): come for to be [the] famine in/on/with land: country/planet Canaan
6 And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down to him with their faces to the earth.
and Joseph he/she/it [the] domineering upon [the] land: country/planet he/she/it [the] to buy grain to/for all people [the] land: country/planet and to come (in): come brother: male-sibling Joseph and to bow to/for him face land: soil [to]
7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spoke roughly with them; and he said unto them: 'Whence come ye?' And they said: 'From the land of Canaan to buy food.'
and to see: see Joseph [obj] brother: male-sibling his and to recognize them and to alienate to(wards) them and to speak: speak with them severe and to say to(wards) them from where? to come (in): come and to say from land: country/planet Canaan to/for to buy grain food
8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew him not.
and to recognize Joseph [obj] brother: male-sibling his and they(masc.) not to recognize him
9 And Joseph 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.'
and to remember Joseph [obj] [the] dream which to dream to/for them and to say to(wards) them to spy you(m. p.) to/for to see: see [obj] nakedness [the] land: country/planet to come (in): come
10 And they said unto him: 'Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
and to say to(wards) him not lord my and servant/slave your to come (in): come to/for to buy grain food
11 We are all one man's sons; we are upright men, thy servants are no spies.'
all our son: child man one we right we not to be servant/slave your to spy
12 And he said unto them: 'Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.'
and to say to(wards) them not for nakedness [the] land: country/planet to come (in): come to/for to see: see
13 And they said: 'We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.'
and to say two ten servant/slave your brother: male-sibling we son: child man one in/on/with land: country/planet Canaan and behold [the] small: young with father our [the] day: today and [the] one nothing he
14 And Joseph said unto them: 'That is it that I spoke unto you, saying: Ye are spies.
and to say to(wards) them Joseph he/she/it which to speak: speak to(wards) you to/for to say to spy you(m. p.)
15 Hereby ye shall be proved, as Pharaoh liveth, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
in/on/with this to test alive Pharaoh if: surely no to come out: come from this that if: except if: except in/on/with to come (in): come brother: male-sibling your [the] small: young here/thus
16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you; or else, as Pharaoh liveth, surely ye are spies.'
to send: depart from you one and to take: bring [obj] brother: male-sibling your and you(m. p.) to bind and to test word your truth: true with you and if not alive Pharaoh for to spy you(m. p.)
17 And he put them all together into ward three days.
and to gather [obj] them to(wards) custody three day
18 And Joseph said unto them the third day. 'This do, and live; for I fear God:
and to say to(wards) them Joseph in/on/with day [the] third this to make: do and to live [obj] [the] God I afraid
19 if ye be upright men, let one of your brethren be bound in your prison-house; but go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses;
if right you(m. p.) brother: male-sibling your one to bind in/on/with house: home custody your and you(m. p.) to go: went to come (in): bring grain famine house: household your
20 and bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die.' And they did so.
and [obj] brother: male-sibling your [the] small: young to come (in): bring to(wards) me and be faithful word your and not to die and to make: do so
21 And they said one to another: 'We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.'
and to say man: anyone to(wards) brother: compatriot his truly guilty we upon brother: male-sibling our which to see: see distress soul his in/on/with be gracious he to(wards) us and not to hear: hear upon so to come (in): come to(wards) us [the] distress [the] this
22 And Reuben answered them, saying: 'Spoke I not unto you, saying: Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore also, behold, his blood is required.'
and to answer Reuben [obj] them to/for to say not to say to(wards) you to/for to say not to sin in/on/with youth and not to hear: hear and also blood his behold to seek
23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for the interpreter was between them.
and they(masc.) not to know for to hear: understand Joseph for [the] to mock between them
24 And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and he returned to them, and spoke to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes.
and to turn: turn from upon them and to weep and to return: return to(wards) them and to speak: speak to(wards) them and to take: take from with them [obj] Simeon and to bind [obj] him to/for eye: before(the eyes) their
25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their vessels with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way; and thus was it done unto them.
and to command Joseph and to fill [obj] article/utensil their grain and to/for to return: return silver: money their man: anyone to(wards) sackcloth his and to/for to give: give to/for them provision to/for way: journey and to make: do to/for them so
26 And they laded their asses with their corn, and departed thence.
and to lift: bear [obj] grain their upon donkey their and to go: went from there
27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the lodging-place, he espied his money; and, behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.
and to open [the] one [obj] sackcloth his to/for to give: give fodder to/for donkey his in/on/with lodging and to see: see [obj] silver: money his and behold he/she/it in/on/with lip sack his
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 turned trembling one to another, saying: 'What is this that God hath done unto us?'
and to say to(wards) brother: male-sibling his to return: return silver: money my and also behold in/on/with sack my and to come out: surrender heart their and to tremble man: anyone to(wards) brother: compatriot his to/for to say what? this to make: do God to/for us
29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that had befallen them, saying:
and to come (in): come to(wards) Jacob father their land: country/planet [to] Canaan and to tell to/for him [obj] all [the] to meet [obj] them to/for to say
30 'The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.
to speak: speak [the] man lord [the] land: country/planet with us severe and to give: make [obj] us like/as to spy [obj] [the] land: country/planet
31 And we said unto him: We are upright men; we are no spies.
and to say to(wards) him right we not to be to spy
32 We are twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
two ten we brother: male-sibling son: child father our [the] one nothing he and [the] small: young [the] day: today with father our in/on/with land: country/planet Canaan
33 And the man, the lord of the land, said unto us: Hereby shall I know that ye are upright men: leave one of your brethren with me, and take corn for the famine of your houses, and go your way.
and to say to(wards) us [the] man lord [the] land: country/planet in/on/with this to know for right you(m. p.) brother: male-sibling your [the] one to rest with me and [obj] famine house: household your to take: take and to go: went
34 And bring your youngest brother unto me; then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are upright men; so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffic in the land.'
and to come (in): bring [obj] brother: male-sibling your [the] small: young to(wards) me and to know for not to spy you(m. p.) for right you(m. p.) [obj] brother: male-sibling your to give: give to/for you and [obj] [the] land: country/planet to trade
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 they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.
and to be they(masc.) to empty sackcloth their and behold man: anyone bundle silver: money his in/on/with sackcloth his and to see: see [obj] bundle silver: money their they(masc.) and father their and to fear
36 And Jacob their father said unto them: 'Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away; upon me are all these things come.'
and to say to(wards) them Jacob father their [obj] me be bereaved Joseph nothing he and Simeon nothing he and [obj] Benjamin to take: take upon me to be all their
37 And Reuben spoke unto his father, saying: 'Thou shalt slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee; deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him back to thee.'
and to say Reuben to(wards) father his to/for to say [obj] two son: child my to die if not to come (in): bring him to(wards) you to give: put [emph?] [obj] him upon hand my and I to return: return him to(wards) you
38 And he said: 'My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left; if harm befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. (Sheol h7585)
and to say not to go down son: child my with you for brother: male-sibling his to die and he/she/it to/for alone him to remain and to encounter: chanced him harm in/on/with way: journey which to go: continue in/on/with her and to go down [obj] greyheaded my in/on/with sorrow hell: Sheol [to] (Sheol h7585)

< Genesis 42 >