Genesis 43

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

The famine in Canaan got worse.

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

Finally, when Jacob and his family had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, Jacob said to them, “Go back to Egypt and buy some more grain for us!”

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 said to him, “The man who sold us the grain warned us sternly, ‘I will not let you see me [SYN] again if you come and your younger brother is not 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

So, if you will send our younger brother with us, we will go down to Egypt and buy some grain 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 down there, because that man said to us, ‘I will not let you see me again if your younger brother is not 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

Jacob asked, “Why did you cause me to have this trouble by telling the man that you had a younger 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

One of them replied, “The man asked about us and about our family. He said, ‘Is your father still living? Do you have another brother?’ We had to answer his questions. (We could not know that he would say, ‘The next time that you come down here, bring your brother with you!’/How could we know that he would say, ‘The next time that you come down here, bring your brother with you!’)” [RHQ]

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

Then Judah said to his father Jacob, “Send the boy with me, and we will go immediately, in order that we and you and our children may get grain and not die from hunger.

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 myself will guarantee that he will return. You can require me to do what I am promising [IDM]. If I do not bring him back to you safely, you can say forever that (I am to blame/it was my fault [that he did not return to you)].

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

If we had not (wasted so much time/waited so long), by now we could have gone there and returned two times!”

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 Jacob said to them, “If there is no other way, do this: Put in your sacks some of the best things that are grown in this land, and take them down to the man as a gift. Take some balm/perfume and honey and spices and myrrh/ointment, some pistachio nuts, 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 twice as much money as you took the previous time, because you must return the silver that someone put in the tops of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake that it was put in your sacks.

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

Take your younger brother and go back to that man.

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

I will pray that God Almighty will cause that man to act mercifully toward you, so that he will let your other brother, as well as Benjamin, come back here with you. But as for me, if my sons are taken from me, then I will not have my sons!”

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 the gifts that Jacob said that they should take, and twice the amount of money that the grain would cost, and they also took Benjamin. They went down quickly to Egypt, and they stood in front of 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 them, he said to the man who (was in charge of/supervised) things in his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare a meal, because I want them to eat with me at noon.” [And he told him in what order they were to be seated].

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 said. And he took them 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 they were afraid because he was taking them to Joseph’s house. They were thinking, “He is taking us here because of the silver that was put in our sacks the first time that we came here. While we are eating, he will have his servants attack us and seize us and cause us to become his slaves, and also take 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

They went with the man who was in charge of things in Joseph’s house. When they arrived at the entrance of 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

one of them said to him, “Please, sir, listen to me. We came down here previously and bought some grain.

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 at the place where we stopped for the night as we were returning home, we opened our sacks. We were astonished to see that in the top of each of our sacks was the exact amount of silver that we had paid for the grain! So 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 also brought more silver with us to buy more grain. We do not know who put the 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

The man replied, [“Relax]! Do not worry about it! I received the silver that you brought. Your God, the God your father worships, must have put it in your sacks.” And then he brought Simeon to them from the prison.

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

Then he took them into Joseph’s house. He gave them water to wash their feet and gave them food for the 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

He told them that they were going to eat with Joseph at noon. So the men prepared their gifts to give to Joseph when he arrived.

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 to him the gifts that they had brought into the house. Then they bowed down to the ground in front of 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 them if they were (well/in good health), and then he asked, “How is the health of your old father, the one that you told me about? Is he still living?”

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)*)

One of them replied, “Yes, our father, [who is willing to be] your servant, is still alive, and he is well.” Then again they bowed down in front of 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

Then he saw his [younger] brother Benjamin, his own mother’s other son. He asked them, “Is this your youngest brother, the one whom you told me about?” After they said “Yes,” he said to Benjamin, “Young man, I pray that God will act kindly toward you.”

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 quickly left the room. He realized that he was about to cry because he (was full of emotion about his younger brother/loved his younger brother so much). He went into his private room and cried there.

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

Then, after he washed the tears from his face, he came out, and controlling his emotions, he said to the servants, “Serve the food!”

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

The people of Egypt considered that it was disgraceful for them to eat with Hebrews, so the servants served food to Joseph by himself, and served the other people of Egypt who ate with him by themselves, and they served Joseph’s older brothers and younger brother by themselves.

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

His brothers were astonished to see that their seats were arranged according to their ages, from the oldest to the youngest!

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

And when their portions of food were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as anyone else’s portion! So they ate food and drank wine with Joseph and became very cheerful.