Genesis 43

1 and [the] famine heavy in/on/with land: country/planet

Now the famine was still severe in the land.

2 and to be like/as as which to end: expend to/for to eat [obj] [the] grain which to come (in): bring from Egypt and to say to(wards) them father their to return: again to buy grain to/for us little food

So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”

3 and to say to(wards) him Judah to/for to say to testify to testify in/on/with us [the] man to/for to say not to see: see face my lest brother: male-sibling your with you

But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’

4 if there you to send: depart [obj] brother: male-sibling our with us to go down and to buy grain to/for you food

If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.

5 and if nothing you to send: depart not to go down for [the] man to say to(wards) us not to see: see face my lest brother: male-sibling your with you

But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”

6 and to say Israel to/for what? be evil to/for me to/for to tell to/for man still to/for you brother: male-sibling

“Why did you bring this trouble upon me?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man you had another brother?”

7 and to say to ask to ask [the] man to/for us and to/for relatives our to/for to say still father your alive there to/for you brother: male-sibling and to tell to/for him upon lip: according [the] word [the] these to know to know for to say to go down [obj] brother: male-sibling your

They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”

8 and to say Judah to(wards) Israel father his to send: depart [emph?] [the] youth with me and to arise: rise and to go: went and to live and not to die also we also you(m. s.) also child our

And Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me, and we will go at once, so that we may live and not die—neither we, nor you, nor our children.

9 I to pledge him from hand my to seek him if not to come (in): bring him to(wards) you and to set him to/for face: before your and to sin to/for you all [the] day: always

I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.

10 for unless to delay for now to return: return this beat

If we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.”

11 and to say to(wards) them Israel father their if so then this to make: do to take: take from best [the] land: country/planet in/on/with article/utensil your and to go down to/for man offering: gift little balsam and little honey tragacanth gum and myrrh pistachio and almond

Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.

12 and silver: money second to take: take in/on/with hand: themselves your and [obj] [the] silver: money [the] to return: return in/on/with lip sack your to return: return in/on/with hand: themselves your perhaps mistake he/she/it

Take double the silver with you so that you may return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.

13 and [obj] brother: male-sibling your to take: take and to arise: rise to return: again to(wards) [the] man

Take your brother as well, and return to the man at once.

14 and God Almighty to give: give to/for you compassion to/for face: before [the] man and to send: depart to/for you [obj] brother: male-sibling your another and [obj] Benjamin and I like/as as which be bereaved be bereaved

May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”

15 and to take: take [the] human [obj] [the] offering: gift [the] this and second silver: money to take: take in/on/with hand: to their and [obj] Benjamin and to arise: rise and to go down Egypt and to stand: stand to/for face: before Joseph

So the men took these gifts, along with double the amount of silver, and Benjamin as well. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.

16 and to see: see Joseph with them [obj] Benjamin and to say to/for which upon house: home his to come (in): bring [obj] [the] human [the] house: home [to] and to slaughter slaughter and to establish: prepare for with me to eat [the] human in/on/with midday

When Joseph saw Benjamin with his brothers, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for they shall dine with me at noon.”

17 and to make: do [the] man like/as as which to say Joseph and to come (in): bring [the] man [obj] [the] human house: home [to] Joseph

The man did as Joseph had commanded and took the brothers to Joseph’s house.

18 and to fear [the] human for to come (in): bring house: home Joseph and to say upon word: because [the] silver: money [the] to return: return in/on/with sack our in/on/with beginning we to come (in): bring to/for to roll upon us and to/for to fall: fall upon us and to/for to take: take [obj] us to/for servant/slave and [obj] donkey our

But the brothers were frightened that they had been taken to Joseph’s house. “We have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time,” they said. “They intend to overpower us and take us as slaves, along with our donkeys.”

19 and to approach: approach to(wards) [the] man which upon house: household Joseph and to speak: speak to(wards) him entrance [the] house: home

So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.

20 and to say please lord my to go down to go down in/on/with beginning to/for to buy grain food

“Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.

21 and to be for to come (in): come to(wards) [the] lodging and to open [emph?] [obj] sack our and behold silver: money man: anyone in/on/with lip sack his silver: money our in/on/with weight his and to return: again [obj] him in/on/with hand: themselves our

But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.

22 and silver: money another to go down in/on/with hand: themselves our to/for to buy grain food not to know who? to set: put silver: money our in/on/with sack our

We have brought additional silver with us to buy food. We do not know who put our silver in our sacks.”

23 and to say peace to/for you not to fear God your and God father your to give: put to/for you treasure in/on/with sack your silver: money your to come (in): come to(wards) me and to come out: send to(wards) them [obj] Simeon

“It is fine,” said the steward. “Do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, gave you the treasure that was in your sacks. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.

24 and to come (in): bring [the] man [obj] [the] human house: home [to] Joseph and to give: give water and to wash: wash foot their and to give: give fodder to/for donkey their

And the steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.

25 and to establish: prepare [obj] [the] offering: gift till to come (in): come Joseph in/on/with midday for to hear: hear for there to eat food: bread

Since the brothers had been told that they were going to eat a meal there, they prepared their gift for Joseph’s arrival at noon.

26 and to come (in): come Joseph [the] house: home [to] and to come (in): bring to/for him [obj] [the] offering: gift which in/on/with hand: to their [the] house: home [to] and to bow to/for him land: soil [to]

When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.

27 and to ask to/for them to/for peace: well-being and to say peace: well-being father your [the] old which to say still he alive

He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?”

28 and to say peace: well-being to/for servant/slave your to/for father our still he alive and to bow (and to bow *Q(K)*)

“Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.

29 and to lift: look eye his and to see: see [obj] Benjamin brother: male-sibling his son: child mother his and to say this brother: male-sibling your [the] small: young which to say to(wards) me and to say God be gracious you son: child my

When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”

30 and to hasten Joseph for to grow warm compassion his to(wards) brother: male-sibling his and to seek to/for to weep and to come (in): come [the] chamber [to] and to weep there [to]

Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.

31 and to wash: wash face his and to come out: come and to refrain and to say to set: put food

Then he washed his face and came back out. Regaining his composure, he said, “Serve the meal.”

32 and to set: put to/for him to/for alone him and to/for them to/for alone them and to/for Egyptian [the] to eat with him to/for alone them for not be able [emph?] [the] Egyptian to/for to eat with [the] Hebrew food for abomination he/she/it to/for Egyptian

They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.

33 and to dwell to/for face: before his [the] firstborn like/as birthright his and [the] little like/as youth his and to astounded [the] human man: anyone to(wards) neighbor his

They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.

34 and to lift: bear tribute from with face: before his to(wards) them and to multiply tribute Benjamin from tribute all their five hand: times and to drink and be drunk with him

When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.