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εἶπεν said δέ - ὁ - παῖς servant σου Your ὁ - πατήρ father ἡμῶν our πρός to ἡμᾶς us: Ὑμεῖς You γινώσκετε know ὅτι that δύο two (sons), ἔτεκεν bore μοι for me ἡ - γυνή. (my) wife καί and ἐξῆλθεν went out ὁ the εἷς first ἀπ ̓ from ἐμοῦ, me, καί and εἴπατε you said Θηριόβρωτος eaten by animals, γέγονεν, he had been καί and οὐ not ἴδον I have seen αὐτόν him ἔτι. yet ἐάν If οὖν then λάβητε you take καί also τοῦτον this one ἐκ from προσώπου presence μου my καί and συμβῇ befalls αὐτῷ him μαλακία disease ἐν on τῇ the ὁδῷ journey, καί then κατάξετε you will bring down μου my τό - γῆρας old age μετά with λύπης sorrow εἰς into ᾅδου. Hades. νῦν Now οὖν then ἐάν if εἰσπορεύομαι I go in πρός to τόν - παῖδα servant σου your πατέρα father δέ and ἡμῶν, our καί and τό the παιδάριον boy μή not ᾖ is μεθ ̓ with ἡμῶν, us ἡ - δέ - ψυχή spirit αὐτοῦ (his ἐκκρέμαται depends ἐκ upon τῆς the τούτου of this one), ψυχῆς· life καί - ἔσται it will be ἐν when τῷ - ἰδεῖν sees αὐτόν he μή not ὄν being τό the παιδάριον boy μεθ ̓ with ἡμῶν, us τελευτήσει, he will die, καί and κατάξουσιν will bring down οἱ - παῖδες servants σου your τό the γῆρας old age τοῦ - παιδός servant σου of your πατρός father δέ and ἡμῶν our μετ ̓ with ὀδύνης pain εἰς to ᾅδου. Hades. ὁ - γάρ For παῖς servant σου your ἐκδέδεκται has become surety for τό the παιδίον child παρά from τοῦ (our) πατρός father, λέγων saying: Ἐάν If μή not ἀγάγω I do bring αὐτόν him πρός to σέ you καί and στήσω set αὐτόν him ἐναντίον before σου, you, ἡμαρτηκώς have sinned ἔσομαι I will πρός against τόν (my) πατέρα father πάσας (for) all τάς - ἡμέρας. days. νῦν Now οὖν then παραμενῶ I will remain σοι with you παῖς (as) a servant ἀντί instead of τοῦ the παιδίου, child, οἰκέτης (as) a household slave τοῦ of (my) κυρίου· lord, τό the δέ but παιδίον child ἀναβήτω let go up μετά with τῶν (his) ἀδελφῶν. brothers. πῶς how γάρ For ἀναβήσομαι will I go up πρός to τόν (my) πατέρα, father, τοῦ the παιδίου child μή not ὄντος while is μεθ ̓ with ἡμῶν; us? ἵνα (Please let me do this) so that μή not ἴδω I see τά the κακά evils ἅ that εὑρήσει will find τόν - πατέρα father. μου. my

Καί And οὐ not ἡδύνατο was able Ἰωσήφ Joseph ἀνέχεσθαι to tolerate πάντων all τῶν those who παρεστηκότων attended αὐτῷ, him, ἀλλ ̓ but εἶπεν he said: Ἐξαποστείλατε Dismiss πάντας everyone ἀπ ̓ from ἐμοῦ· me. καί And οὐ no παριστήκει attended οὐδείς one ἔτι any longer, τῷ - Ἰωσήφ Joseph ἡνίκα when ἀνεγνωρίζετο was making himself known Ἰωσήφ Joseph τοῖς to ἀδελφοῖς brothers. αὐτοῦ. his καί And ἀφῆκεν he let out φωνήν a cry μετά with κλαυθμοῦ· weeping, ἤκουσαν heard (it), δέ and πάντες all οἱ the Αἰγύπτιοι, Egyptians καί and ἀκουστόν heard ἐγένετο it was εἰς in τόν the οἶκον house Φαραώ. of Pharaoh. εἶπεν said δέ - Ἰωσήφ Joseph πρός to τούς - ἀδελφούς brothers: αὐτοῦ his Ἐγώ I εἰμί am Ἰωσήφ Joseph, ὁ - ἀδελφός brother, ὑμῶν, your ὅν who ἀπέδοσθε was sold εἰς into Αἴγυπτον· Egypt; ἔτι still ὁ - πατήρ father μου my ζῇ; alive? καί And οὐ not ἐδύναντο were able οἱ his ἀδελφοί brothers ἀποκριθῆναι to reply αὐτῷ· to him, ἐταράχθησαν they were troubled. γάρ. for καί And εἶπεν he said Ἐγώ I εἰμί am Ἰωσήφ Joseph ὁ - ἀδελφός brother, ὑμῶν, your ὅν whom ἀπέδοσθε you sold εἰς into Αἴγυπτον. Egypt. νῦν Now οὖν then, μή not λυπεῖσθε do be grieved μηδέ nor σκληρόν harsh ὑμῖν to you φανήτω let it appear ὅτι that ἀπέδοσθε you sold με me ὧδε· here, εἰς for γάρ for ζωήν life. ἀπέστειλεν sent με me ὁ - θεός God ἔμπροσθεν before ὑμῶν. you τοῦτο this (is) γάρ For δεύτερον the second ἔτος year λιμός famine (is) ἐπί upon τῆς the γῆς, land καί and ἔτι still λοιπά (there are) remaining πέντε five ἔτη years ἐν in οἷς which οὐ neither ἔσται there will be ἀροτρίασις plowing οὐδέ nor ἄμητος· reaping. ἀπέστειλεν sent γάρ For με me ὁ - θεός God ἔμπροσθεν ahead of ὑμῶν, you, ὑπολείπεσθαι to leave ὑμῶν you κατάλειμμα a remnant ἐπί on τῆς the γῆς, earth καί and ἐκθρέψαι to nourish ὑμῶν your κατάλειψιν remnant. μεγάλην. great νῦν Now οὖν then οὐ not ὑμεῖς you με me ἀπεστάλκατε have sent ὧδε, here, ἀλλ ̓ but ἤ rather ὁ - θεός· God. καί And ἐποίησεν he made με me ὡς as πατέρα a father Φαραώ to Pharaoh καί and κύριον lord παντός of all τοῦ - οἴκου house αὐτοῦ his καί and ἄρχοντα ruler πάσης of all γῆς the land Αἰγύπτου. of Egypt. σπεύσαντες hurrying, οὖν Therefore, ἀνάβητε go up πρός to τόν - πατέρα father μου my καί and εἴπατε say αὐτῷ to him: Τάδε This (is what) λέγει says: ὁ - υἱός son σου your Ἰωσήφ Joseph Ἐποίησεν has made με me ὁ - θεός God κύριον lord πάσης of all γῆς the land Αἰγύπτου· of Egypt. κατάβηθι come down οὖν So, πρός to μέ me καί and μή not μείνῃς· do remain (there). καί And κατοικήσεις you will dwell ἐν in γῇ the land Γέσεμ of Goshen Ἀραβίας of Arabia καί and ἔσῃ you will be ἐγγύς near μου me, σύ you καί and οἱ - υἱοί sons σου your καί and οἱ the υἱοί sons τῶν - υἱῶν sons, σου, of your τά - πρόβατα sheep σου your καί and αἱ - βόες oxen, σου your καί even ὅσα as many things as σοί to you ἐκεῖ· there. καί And ἐκθρέψω I will feed σε you ἐκεῖ, there ἔτι still γάρ (for πέντε five ἔτη years long), λιμός· the famine is ἵνα in order that μή not ἐκτριβῇς you be destroyed, σύ you καί and οἱ - υἱοί sons σου your καί and πάντα all τά - ὑπάρχοντα possessions. σου. your ἰδού Look, οἱ - ὀφθαλμοί eyes ὑμῶν your βλέπουσιν are seeing καί and οἱ the ὀφθαλμοί eyes Βενιαμείν of Benjamin τοῦ - ἀδελφοῦ brother μου my ὅτι that (it is) τό - στόμα mouth μου my τό that is λαλοῦν speaking πρός to ὑμᾶς. you. ἀπαγγείλατε report οὖν Therefore, τῷ - πατρί father μου (to) my πᾶσαν all τήν - δόξαν glory μου my τήν that is ἐν in Αἰγύπτῳ Egypt καί and ὅσα as many things as ἴδετε, you have seen, καί and ταχύναντες going quickly, καταγάγετε bring down τόν - πατέρα father μου my ὧδε. here. καί And ἐπιπεσών falling ἐπί upon τόν the τράχηλον neck Βενιαμείν of Benjamin τοῦ - ἀδελφοῦ brother, αὐτοῦ his ἐπέπεσεν he fell ἐπ ̓ upon αὐτῷ, him, καί and Βενιαμείν Benjamin ἔκλαυσεν wept ἐπί upon τῷ - τραχήλῳ neck. αὐτοῦ. his καί And καταφιλήσας kissing πάντας all τούς - ἀδελφούς brothers, αὐτοῦ his ἔκλαυσεν he wept ἐπ ̓ upon αὐτοῖς, them, καί and μετά after ταῦτα these things ἐλάλησαν spoke οἱ - ἀδελφοί brothers αὐτοῦ his πρός to αὐτόν. him.

Καί And διεβοήθη was proclaimed ἡ the φωνή report εἰς in τόν the οἶκον house Φαραώ of Pharaoh λέγοντες (by people) saying: Ἥκασιν have come. οἱ The ἀδελφοί brothers Ἰωσήφ· of Joseph ἐχάρη rejoiced. δέ - Φαραώ Pharaoh καί and ἡ - θεραπεία attendants αὐτοῦ. his εἶπεν said δέ - Φαραώ Pharaoh πρός to Ἰωσήφ Joseph: Εἰπόν Tell τοῖς - ἀδελφοῖς brothers: σου your Τοῦτο This ποιήσατε· do. γεμίσατε Load τά - πόρια wagons ὑμῶν your καί and ἀπέλθατε depart εἰς to γῆν the land Χανάαν, of Canaan, καί and παραλαβόντες after receiving τόν - πατέρα father ὑμῶν your καί and τά - ὑπάρχοντα possessions ὑμῶν your ἥκετε come πρός to μέ· me, καί and δώσω I will give ὑμῖν you πάντων all τῶν of the ἀγαθῶν good things Αἰγύπτου, of Egypt, καί and φάγεσθε you will eat τόν the μυελόν marrow τῆς of the γῆς. land. σύ You δέ - ἔντειλαι command ταῦτα, these things, λαβεῖν to take αὐτοῖς them ἁμάξας wagons ἐκ from γῆς the land Αἰγύπτου of Egypt τοῖς for παιδίοις children ὑμῶν your καί and ταῖς - γυναιξίν, wives, καί and ἀναλαβόντες when you have taken up τόν - πατέρα father, ὑμῶν your παραγίνεσθε· come. καί And μή not φείσησθε do spare τοῖς for (your) ὀφθαλμοῖς eyes ὑμῶν your τῶν - σκευῶν, possessions, τά the γάρ for πάντα all ἀγαθά good things Αἰγύπτου of Egypt ὑμῖν for you. ἔσται. will be ἐποίησαν did δέ - οὕτως so, οἱ The υἱοί sons Ἰσραήλ· of Israel ἔδωκεν gave δέ and Ἰωσήφ Joseph αὐτοῖς them ἁμάξας wagons κατά according to τά what εἰρημένα was said ὑπό by Φαραώ Pharaoh τοῦ the βασιλέως, king καί and ἔδωκεν he gave αὐτοῖς them ἐπισιτισμόν a store of provisions εἰς for τήν the ὁδόν· journey. καί And πᾶσιν to all ἔδωκεν he gave δισσάς two στολάς, garments καί and τῷ - Βενιαμείν to Benjamin ἔδωκεν he gave τριακοσίους three hundred χρυσοῦς gold pieces καί and πέντε five ἀλλασσούσας changes of στολάς· garments. καί And τῷ - πατρί father αὐτοῦ (to) his ἀπέστειλεν he sent κατά down τά the αὐτά, same things καί and δέκα ten ὄνους donkeys αἴροντας carrying ἀπό (some) from πάντων all τῶν the ἀγαθῶν good things Αἰγύπτου, of Egypt καί and δέκα ten ἡμιόνους mules αἰρούσας carrying ἄρτους bread loaves τῷ - πατρί father αὐτοῦ (to) his εἰς for ὁδόν. the journey. ἐξαπέστειλεν he sent δέ And τούς - ἀδελφούς brothers, αὐτοῦ his καί and ἐπορεύθησαν· they went, καί and εἶπεν he said αὐτοῖς to them: Μή (Do) not ὀργίζεσθε be angry ἐν on τῇ the ὁδῷ. journey. καί And ἀνέβησαν they went up ἐκ out of Αἰγύπτου, of Egypt καί and ἦλθον they came εἰς into γῆν the land Χανάαν Canaan πρός to Ἰακώβ Jacob. τόν - πατέρα father αὐτῶν, their καί And ἀνήγγειλαν they reported αὐτῷ to him λέγοντες saying: ὅτι - ὁ - υἱός son σου Your Ἰωσήφ Joseph ζῇ, lives, καί and οὗτος he ἄρχει rules πάσης the whole τῆς - γῆς land Αἰγύπτου. of Egypt. καί And ἐξέστη was confounded, ἡ the διάνοια mind Ἰακώβ, of Jacob οὐ not γάρ for ἐπίστευσεν he did believe αὐτοῖς. them. ἐλάλησαν they spoke δέ And αὐτῷ to him πάντα all τά the ῥηθέντα things that were said ὑπό by Ἰωσήφ Joseph, ὅσα as much as εἶπεν he said αὐτοῖς· to them. ἰδών seeing δέ And τάς the ἁμάξας wagons, ἅς which ἀπέστειλεν sent Ἰωσήφ Joseph ὥστε in order to ἀναλαβεῖν take up, αὐτόν, him ἀνεζωπύρησεν was rekindled. τό the πνεῦμα spirit Ἰακώβ Jacob τοῦ - πατρός father αὐτῶν. of their εἶπεν said: δέ And Ἰσραήλ Israel Μέγα a great thing μοί for me, ἐστίν It is εἰ if ἔτι (is) still ὁ - υἱός son μου my Ἰωσήφ Joseph ζῇ· alive. πορευθείς Going, ὄψομαι I will see αὐτόν him πρό before τοῦ - ἀποθανεῖν die. με. I

Ἀπάρας after departing, δέ - Ἰσραήλ, Israel, αὐτός he καί and πάντα all τά things, αὐτοῦ, his ἦλθον came ἐπί upon τό the φρέαρ well τοῦ of the ὅρκου, oath καί and ἔθυσεν offered ἐκεῖ there θυσίαν a sacrifice τῷ to the θεῷ God τοῦ - πατρός father αὐτοῦ of his Ἰσαάκ. Isaac. εἶπεν spoke δέ - ὁ - θεός God Ἰσραήλ to Israel ἐν in ὁράματι a vision τῆς of the νυκτός night, εἴπας saying: Ἰακώβ Jacob, Ἰακώβ. Jacob! ὁ He δέ - εἶπεν said: Τί What ἐστίν; is it? λέγων (He) said: Ἐγώ I εἰμί am ὁ the θεός God τῶν - πατέρων fathers. σου· of your μή not φοβοῦ Do be afraid καταβῆναι to go down εἰς into Αἴγυπτον, Egypt, εἰς into γάρ for ἔθνος nation μέγα a great ποιήσω I will make σε you ἐκεῖ· there, καί and ἐγώ I καταβήσομαι will go down μετά with σοῦ you εἰς to Αἴγυπτον, Egypt, καί and ἐγώ I ἀναβιβάσω will guide up σε you εἰς into τέλος· completion καί and Ἰωσήφ Joseph ἐπιβαλεῖ will lay τάς (his) χεῖρας hands ἐπί upon τούς - ὀφθαλμούς eyes. σου. your ἀνέστη rose up δέ - Ἰακώβ Jacob ἀπό from τοῦ the φρέατος well τοῦ of the ὅρκου, oath, καί and ἀνέλαβον took up οἱ the υἱοί sons Ἰσραήλ of Israel τόν - πατέρα father αὐτῶν their καί and τήν the ἀποσκευήν baggage καί and τάς - γυναῖκας wives αὐτῶν their ἐπί on τάς the ἁμάξας wagons, ἅς that ἀπέστειλεν sent Ἰωσήφ Joseph ἆραι to carry αὐτόν· him. καί And ἀναλαβόντες having taken up τά - ὑπάρχοντα possessions αὐτῶν their καί and πᾶσαν every τήν - κτῆσιν acquisition ἥν which ἐκτήσαντο they had acquired ἐκ from γῆς the land Χανάαν, of Canaan, καί and εἰσῆλθεν entered Ἰακώβ Jacob εἰς into Αἴγυπτον, Egypt καί and πᾶν all τό - σπέρμα offspring αὐτοῦ his μετ ̓ with αὐτοῦ, him, υἱοί (His) sons καί and οἱ the υἱοί sons τῶν - υἱῶν sons αὐτοῦ of his μετ ̓ with αὐτοῦ, him, θυγατέρες daughters καί and θυγατέρες daughters τῶν - υἱῶν sons αὐτοῦ of his μετ ̓ with αὐτοῦ· him. καί So πᾶν all τό - σπέρμα offspring αὐτοῦ his ἤγαγεν he brought εἰς into Αἴγυπτον. Egypt.

Ταῦτα These (are) δέ - τά the ὀνόματα names τῶν of the υἱῶν sons Ἰσραήλ of Israel τῶν who εἰσελθόντων had come εἰς into Αἴγυπτον. Egypt. Ἰακώβ Jacob καί and οἱ - υἱοί sons: αὐτοῦ· his πρωτότοκος The first-born Ἰακώβ of Jacob Ῥουβήν· Reuben. υἱοί The sons δέ - Ῥουβήν· of Reuben) Ἑνώχ Enoch καί and Φαλλούδ, Pallu, Ἁσρών Hezron καί and Χαρμί. Carmi. υἱοί The sons δέ - Συμεών· of Simeon) Ἰεμουήλ Jemuel καί and Ἰαμείν Jamin καί and Ἄωδ Ehud καί and Ἰαχείμ Jachin καί and Σάαρ Zohar καί and Σαμουήλ Samuel υἱός the son τῆς of the Χανανίτιδος. Canaanite. υἱοί The sons δέ - Λευί· of Levi Γηρσών, Gershon, Καάθ Kohath, καί and Μεραρεί. Merari. υἱοί The sons δέ - Ἰούδα· of Judah) Ἤρ Er καί and Αὐνάν Onan καί and Σηλώμ Shiloh καί and Φάρες Perez καί and Ζάρα· Zerah,