--- title: Genesis 42 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Genesis chapter 42 of the Tanakh (The Torah) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: Now Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, and Jacob said unto his sons: 'Why do ye look one upon another?' --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/42/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Torah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/) / [Genesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/) / chapter 42 # Genesis 42 38 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [42:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.1/) — וַיַּרְא יַעֲקֹב כִּי יֶשׁ־שֶׁבֶר בְּמִצְרָיִם וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב לְבָנָיו לָמָּה תִּתְרָאֽוּ׃ — Now Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, and Jacob said unto his sons: 'Why do ye look one upon another?' - [42:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.2/) — וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה שָׁמַעְתִּי כִּי יֶשׁ־שֶׁבֶר בְּמִצְרָיִם רְדוּ־שָׁמָּה וְשִׁבְרוּ־לָנוּ מִשָּׁם וְנִחְיֶה וְלֹא נָמֽוּת׃ — 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.' - [42:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.3/) — וַיֵּרְדוּ אֲחֵֽי־יוֹסֵף עֲשָׂרָה לִשְׁבֹּר בָּר מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ — And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn from Egypt. - [42:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.4/) — וְאֶת־בִּנְיָמִין אֲחִי יוֹסֵף לֹא־שָׁלַח יַעֲקֹב אֶת־אֶחָיו כִּי אָמַר פֶּן־יִקְרָאֶנּוּ אָסֽוֹן׃ — But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said: 'Lest peradventure harm befall him.' - [42:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.5/) — וַיָּבֹאוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לִשְׁבֹּר בְּתוֹךְ הַבָּאִים כִּֽי־הָיָה הָרָעָב בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃ — And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came; for the famine was in the land of Caanan. - [42:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.6/) — וְיוֹסֵף הוּא הַשַּׁלִּיט עַל־הָאָרֶץ הוּא הַמַּשְׁבִּיר לְכָל־עַם הָאָרֶץ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֲחֵי יוֹסֵף וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־לוֹ אַפַּיִם אָֽרְצָה׃ — 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. - [42:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.7/) — וַיַּרְא יוֹסֵף אֶת־אֶחָיו וַיַּכִּרֵם וַיִּתְנַכֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם וַיְדַבֵּר אִתָּם קָשׁוֹת וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם מֵאַיִן בָּאתֶם וַיֹּאמְרוּ מֵאֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן לִשְׁבָּר־אֹֽכֶל׃ — 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.' - [42:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.8/) — וַיַּכֵּר יוֹסֵף אֶת־אֶחָיו וְהֵם לֹא הִכִּרֻֽהוּ׃ — And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew him not. - [42:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.9/) — וַיִּזְכֹּר יוֹסֵף אֵת הַחֲלֹמוֹת אֲשֶׁר חָלַם לָהֶם וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם מְרַגְּלִים אַתֶּם לִרְאוֹת אֶת־עֶרְוַת הָאָרֶץ בָּאתֶֽם׃ — 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.' - [42:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.10/) — וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו לֹא אֲדֹנִי וַעֲבָדֶיךָ בָּאוּ לִשְׁבָּר־אֹֽכֶל׃ — And they said unto him: 'Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. - [42:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.11/) — כֻּלָּנוּ בְּנֵי אִישׁ־אֶחָד נָחְנוּ כֵּנִים אֲנַחְנוּ לֹא־הָיוּ עֲבָדֶיךָ מְרַגְּלִֽים׃ — We are all one man's sons; we are upright men, thy servants are no spies.' - [42:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.12/) — וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם לֹא כִּֽי־עֶרְוַת הָאָרֶץ בָּאתֶם לִרְאֽוֹת׃ — And he said unto them: 'Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.' - [42:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.13/) — וַיֹּאמְרוּ שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר עֲבָדֶיךָ אַחִים ׀ אֲנַחְנוּ בְּנֵי אִישׁ־אֶחָד בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן וְהִנֵּה הַקָּטֹן אֶת־אָבִינוּ הַיּוֹם וְהָאֶחָד אֵינֶֽנּוּ׃ — 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.' - [42:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.14/) — וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם יוֹסֵף הוּא אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתִּי אֲלֵכֶם לֵאמֹר מְרַגְּלִים אַתֶּֽם׃ — And Joseph said unto them: 'That is it that I spoke unto you, saying: Ye are spies. - [42:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.15/) — בְּזֹאת תִּבָּחֵנוּ חֵי פַרְעֹה אִם־תֵּצְאוּ מִזֶּה כִּי אִם־בְּבוֹא אֲחִיכֶם הַקָּטֹן הֵֽנָּה׃ — Hereby ye shall be proved, as Pharaoh liveth, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. - [42:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.16/) — שִׁלְחוּ מִכֶּם אֶחָד וְיִקַּח אֶת־אֲחִיכֶם וְאַתֶּם הֵאָסְרוּ וְיִבָּֽחֲנוּ דִּבְרֵיכֶם הַֽאֱמֶת אִתְּכֶם וְאִם־לֹא חֵי פַרְעֹה כִּי מְרַגְּלִים אַתֶּֽם׃ — 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.' - [42:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.17/) — וַיֶּאֱסֹף אֹתָם אֶל־מִשְׁמָר שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִֽים׃ — And he put them all together into ward three days. - [42:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.18/) — וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם יוֹסֵף בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי זֹאת עֲשׂוּ וִֽחְיוּ אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים אֲנִי יָרֵֽא׃ — And Joseph said unto them the third day. 'This do, and live; for I fear God: - [42:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.19/) — אִם־כֵּנִים אַתֶּם אֲחִיכֶם אֶחָד יֵאָסֵר בְּבֵית מִשְׁמַרְכֶם וְאַתֶּם לְכוּ הָבִיאוּ שֶׁבֶר רַעֲבוֹן בָּתֵּיכֶֽם׃ — 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; - [42:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.20/) — וְאֶת־אֲחִיכֶם הַקָּטֹן תָּבִיאוּ אֵלַי וְיֵאָמְנוּ דִבְרֵיכֶם וְלֹא תָמוּתוּ וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־כֵֽן׃ — and bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die.' And they did so. - [42:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.21/) — וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־אָחִיו אֲבָל אֲשֵׁמִים ׀ אֲנַחְנוּ עַל־אָחִינוּ אֲשֶׁר רָאִינוּ צָרַת נַפְשׁוֹ בְּהִתְחַֽנְנוֹ אֵלֵינוּ וְלֹא שָׁמָעְנוּ עַל־כֵּן בָּאָה אֵלֵינוּ הַצָּרָה הַזֹּֽאת׃ — 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.' - [42:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.22/) — וַיַּעַן רְאוּבֵן אֹתָם לֵאמֹר הֲלוֹא אָמַרְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶם ׀ לֵאמֹר אַל־תֶּחֶטְאוּ בַיֶּלֶד וְלֹא שְׁמַעְתֶּם וְגַם־דָּמוֹ הִנֵּה נִדְרָֽשׁ׃ — 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.' - [42:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.23/) — וְהֵם לֹא יָֽדְעוּ כִּי שֹׁמֵעַ יוֹסֵף כִּי הַמֵּלִיץ בֵּינֹתָֽם׃ — And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for the interpreter was between them. - [42:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.24/) — וַיִּסֹּב מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶם וַיֵּבְךְּ וַיָּשָׁב אֲלֵהֶם וַיְדַבֵּר אֲלֵהֶם וַיִּקַּח מֵֽאִתָּם אֶת־שִׁמְעוֹן וַיֶּאֱסֹר אֹתוֹ לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ — 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. - [42:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.25/) — וַיְצַו יוֹסֵף וַיְמַלְאוּ אֶת־כְּלֵיהֶם בָּר וּלְהָשִׁיב כַּסְפֵּיהֶם אִישׁ אֶל־שַׂקּוֹ וְלָתֵת לָהֶם צֵדָה לַדָּרֶךְ וַיַּעַשׂ לָהֶם כֵּֽן׃ — 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. - [42:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.26/) — וַיִּשְׂאוּ אֶת־שִׁבְרָם עַל־חֲמֹרֵיהֶם וַיֵּלְכוּ מִשָּֽׁם׃ — And they laded their asses with their corn, and departed thence. - [42:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.27/) — וַיִּפְתַּח הָאֶחָד אֶת־שַׂקּוֹ לָתֵת מִסְפּוֹא לַחֲמֹרוֹ בַּמָּלוֹן וַיַּרְא אֶת־כַּסְפּוֹ וְהִנֵּה־הוּא בְּפִי אַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃ — 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. - [42:28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.28/) — וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־אֶחָיו הוּשַׁב כַּסְפִּי וְגַם הִנֵּה בְאַמְתַּחְתִּי וַיֵּצֵא לִבָּם וַיֶּֽחֶרְדוּ אִישׁ אֶל־אָחִיו לֵאמֹר מַה־זֹּאת עָשָׂה אֱלֹהִים לָֽנוּ׃ — 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?' - [42:29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.29/) — וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־יַעֲקֹב אֲבִיהֶם אַרְצָה כְּנָעַן וַיַּגִּידוּ לוֹ אֵת כָּל־הַקֹּרֹת אֹתָם לֵאמֹֽר׃ — And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that had befallen them, saying: - [42:30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.30/) — דִּבֶּר הָאִישׁ אֲדֹנֵי הָאָרֶץ אִתָּנוּ קָשׁוֹת וַיִּתֵּן אֹתָנוּ כִּֽמְרַגְּלִים אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ — 'The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country. - [42:31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.31/) — וַנֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו כֵּנִים אֲנָחְנוּ לֹא הָיִינוּ מְרַגְּלִֽים׃ — And we said unto him: We are upright men; we are no spies. - [42:32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.32/) — שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר אֲנַחְנוּ אַחִים בְּנֵי אָבִינוּ הָאֶחָד אֵינֶנּוּ וְהַקָּטֹן הַיּוֹם אֶת־אָבִינוּ בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃ — 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. - [42:33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.33/) — וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֵינוּ הָאִישׁ אֲדֹנֵי הָאָרֶץ בְּזֹאת אֵדַע כִּי כֵנִים אַתֶּם אֲחִיכֶם הָֽאֶחָד הַנִּיחוּ אִתִּי וְאֶת־רַעֲבוֹן בָּתֵּיכֶם קְחוּ וָלֵֽכוּ׃ — 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. - [42:34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.34/) — וְהָבִיאוּ אֶת־אֲחִיכֶם הַקָּטֹן אֵלַי וְאֵֽדְעָה כִּי לֹא מְרַגְּלִים אַתֶּם כִּי כֵנִים אַתֶּם אֶת־אֲחִיכֶם אֶתֵּן לָכֶם וְאֶת־הָאָרֶץ תִּסְחָֽרוּ׃ — 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.' - [42:35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.35/) — וַיְהִי הֵם מְרִיקִים שַׂקֵּיהֶם וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ צְרוֹר־כַּסְפּוֹ בְּשַׂקּוֹ וַיִּרְאוּ אֶת־צְרֹרוֹת כַּסְפֵּיהֶם הֵמָּה וַאֲבִיהֶם וַיִּירָֽאוּ׃ — 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. - [42:36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.36/) — וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם יַעֲקֹב אֲבִיהֶם אֹתִי שִׁכַּלְתֶּם יוֹסֵף אֵינֶנּוּ וְשִׁמְעוֹן אֵינֶנּוּ וְאֶת־בִּנְיָמִן תִּקָּחוּ עָלַי הָיוּ כֻלָּֽנָה׃ — 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.' - [42:37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.37/) — וַיֹּאמֶר רְאוּבֵן אֶל־אָבִיו לֵאמֹר אֶת־שְׁנֵי בָנַי תָּמִית אִם־לֹא אֲבִיאֶנּוּ אֵלֶיךָ תְּנָה אֹתוֹ עַל־יָדִי וַאֲנִי אֲשִׁיבֶנּוּ אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ — 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.' - [42:38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.42.38/) — וַיֹּאמֶר לֹֽא־יֵרֵד בְּנִי עִמָּכֶם כִּֽי־אָחִיו מֵת וְהוּא לְבַדּוֹ נִשְׁאָר וּקְרָאָהוּ אָסוֹן בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר תֵּֽלְכוּ־בָהּ וְהוֹרַדְתֶּם אֶת־שֵׂיבָתִי בְּיָגוֹן שְׁאֽוֹלָה׃ — 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. - ← previous: [Genesis 41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/41/) - next →: [Genesis 43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/43/) - ↑ back to [Genesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/)