--- title: Genesis 44 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Genesis chapter 44 of the Tanakh (The Torah) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: And he commanded the steward of his house, saying: 'Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's mone --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/44/) [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 44 # Genesis 44 34 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [44:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.1/) — וַיְצַו אֶת־אֲשֶׁר עַל־בֵּיתוֹ לֵאמֹר מַלֵּא אֶת־אַמְתְּחֹת הָֽאֲנָשִׁים אֹכֶל כַּאֲשֶׁר יוּכְלוּן שְׂאֵת וְשִׂים כֶּֽסֶף־אִישׁ בְּפִי אַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃ — And he commanded the steward of his house, saying: 'Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth. - [44:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.2/) — וְאֶת־גְּבִיעִי גְּבִיעַ הַכֶּסֶף תָּשִׂים בְּפִי אַמְתַּחַת הַקָּטֹן וְאֵת כֶּסֶף שִׁבְרוֹ וַיַּעַשׂ כִּדְבַר יוֹסֵף אֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּֽר׃ — And put my goblet, the silver goblet, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money.' And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. - [44:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.3/) — הַבֹּקֶר אוֹר וְהָאֲנָשִׁים שֻׁלְּחוּ הֵמָּה וַחֲמֹרֵיהֶֽם׃ — As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses. - [44:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.4/) — הֵם יָֽצְאוּ אֶת־הָעִיר לֹא הִרְחִיקוּ וְיוֹסֵף אָמַר לַֽאֲשֶׁר עַל־בֵּיתוֹ קוּם רְדֹף אַחֲרֵי הָֽאֲנָשִׁים וְהִשַּׂגְתָּם וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם לָמָּה שִׁלַּמְתֶּם רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָֽה׃ — And when they were gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward: 'Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them: Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good? - [44:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.5/) — הֲלוֹא זֶה אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁתֶּה אֲדֹנִי בּוֹ וְהוּא נַחֵשׁ יְנַחֵשׁ בּוֹ הֲרֵעֹתֶם אֲשֶׁר עֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃ — Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby he indeed divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.' - [44:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.6/) — וַֽיַּשִּׂגֵם וַיְדַבֵּר אֲלֵהֶם אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ — And he overtook them, and he spoke unto them these words. - [44:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.7/) — וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו לָמָּה יְדַבֵּר אֲדֹנִי כַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה חָלִילָה לַעֲבָדֶיךָ מֵעֲשׂוֹת כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּֽה׃ — And they said unto him: 'Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing. - [44:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.8/) — הֵן כֶּסֶף אֲשֶׁר מָצָאנוּ בְּפִי אַמְתְּחֹתֵינוּ הֱשִׁיבֹנוּ אֵלֶיךָ מֵאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן וְאֵיךְ נִגְנֹב מִבֵּית אֲדֹנֶיךָ כֶּסֶף אוֹ זָהָֽב׃ — Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought back unto thee out of the land of Canaan; how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold? - [44:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.9/) — אֲשֶׁר יִמָּצֵא אִתּוֹ מֵעֲבָדֶיךָ וָמֵת וְגַם־אֲנַחְנוּ נִֽהְיֶה לַֽאדֹנִי לַעֲבָדִֽים׃ — With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.' - [44:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.10/) — וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם־עַתָּה כְדִבְרֵיכֶם כֶּן־הוּא אֲשֶׁר יִמָּצֵא אִתּוֹ יִהְיֶה־לִּי עָבֶד וְאַתֶּם תִּהְיוּ נְקִיִּֽם׃ — And he said: 'Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my bondman; and ye shall be blameless.' - [44:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.11/) — וַֽיְמַהֲרוּ וַיּוֹרִדוּ אִישׁ אֶת־אַמְתַּחְתּוֹ אָרְצָה וַֽיִּפְתְּחוּ אִישׁ אַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃ — Then they hastened, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack. - [44:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.12/) — וַיְחַפֵּשׂ בַּגָּדוֹל הֵחֵל וּבַקָּטֹן כִּלָּה וַיִּמָּצֵא הַגָּבִיעַ בְּאַמְתַּחַת בִּנְיָמִֽן׃ — And he searched, beginning at the eldest, and leaving off at the youngest; and the goblet was found in Benjamin's sack. - [44:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.13/) — וַֽיִּקְרְעוּ שִׂמְלֹתָם וַֽיַּעֲמֹס אִישׁ עַל־חֲמֹרוֹ וַיָּשֻׁבוּ הָעִֽירָה׃ — And they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city. - [44:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.14/) — וַיָּבֹא יְהוּדָה וְאֶחָיו בֵּיתָה יוֹסֵף וְהוּא עוֹדֶנּוּ שָׁם וַיִּפְּלוּ לְפָנָיו אָֽרְצָה׃ — And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house, and he was yet there; and they fell before him on the ground. - [44:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.15/) — וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם יוֹסֵף מָֽה־הַמַּעֲשֶׂה הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר עֲשִׂיתֶם הֲלוֹא יְדַעְתֶּם כִּֽי־נַחֵשׁ יְנַחֵשׁ אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר כָּמֹֽנִי׃ — And Joseph said unto them: 'What deed is this that ye have done? know ye not that such a man as I will indeed divine?' - [44:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.16/) — וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה מַה־נֹּאמַר לַֽאדֹנִי מַה־נְּדַבֵּר וּמַה־נִּצְטַדָּק הָאֱלֹהִים מָצָא אֶת־עֲוֺן עֲבָדֶיךָ הִנֶּנּוּ עֲבָדִים לַֽאדֹנִי גַּם־אֲנַחְנוּ גַּם אֲשֶׁר־נִמְצָא הַגָּבִיעַ בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ — And Judah said: 'What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants; behold, we are my lord's bondmen, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found.' - [44:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.17/) — וַיֹּאמֶר חָלִילָה לִּי מֵעֲשׂוֹת זֹאת הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר נִמְצָא הַגָּבִיעַ בְּיָדוֹ הוּא יִהְיֶה־לִּי עָבֶד וְאַתֶּם עֲלוּ לְשָׁלוֹם אֶל־אֲבִיכֶֽם׃פ — And he said: 'Far be it from me that I should do so; the man in whose hand the goblet is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.' - [44:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.18/) — וַיִּגַּשׁ אֵלָיו יְהוּדָה וַיֹּאמֶר בִּי אֲדֹנִי יְדַבֶּר־נָא עַבְדְּךָ דָבָר בְּאָזְנֵי אֲדֹנִי וְאַל־יִחַר אַפְּךָ בְּעַבְדֶּךָ כִּי כָמוֹךָ כְּפַרְעֹֽה׃ — Then Judah came near unto him, and said: 'Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant; for thou art even as Pharaoh. - [44:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.19/) — אֲדֹנִי שָׁאַל אֶת־עֲבָדָיו לֵאמֹר הֲיֵשׁ־לָכֶם אָב אוֹ־אָֽח׃ — My lord asked his servants, saying: Have ye a father, or a brother? - [44:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.20/) — וַנֹּאמֶר אֶל־אֲדֹנִי יֶשׁ־לָנוּ אָב זָקֵן וְיֶלֶד זְקֻנִים קָטָן וְאָחִיו מֵת וַיִּוָּתֵר הוּא לְבַדּוֹ לְאִמּוֹ וְאָבִיו אֲהֵבֽוֹ׃ — And we said unto my lord: We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him. - [44:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.21/) — וַתֹּאמֶר אֶל־עֲבָדֶיךָ הוֹרִדֻהוּ אֵלָי וְאָשִׂימָה עֵינִי עָלָֽיו׃ — And thou saidst unto thy servants: Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him. - [44:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.22/) — וַנֹּאמֶר אֶל־אֲדֹנִי לֹא־יוּכַל הַנַּעַר לַעֲזֹב אֶת־אָבִיו וְעָזַב אֶת־אָבִיו וָמֵֽת׃ — And we said unto my lord: The lad cannot leave his father; for if he should leave his father, his father would die. - [44:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.23/) — וַתֹּאמֶר אֶל־עֲבָדֶיךָ אִם־לֹא יֵרֵד אֲחִיכֶם הַקָּטֹן אִתְּכֶם לֹא תֹסִפוּן לִרְאוֹת פָּנָֽי׃ — And thou saidst unto thy servants: Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more. - [44:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.24/) — וַיְהִי כִּי עָלִינוּ אֶֽל־עַבְדְּךָ אָבִי וַנַּגֶּד־לוֹ אֵת דִּבְרֵי אֲדֹנִֽי׃ — And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord. - [44:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.25/) — וַיֹּאמֶר אָבִינוּ שֻׁבוּ שִׁבְרוּ־לָנוּ מְעַט־אֹֽכֶל׃ — And our father said: Go again, buy us a little food. - [44:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.26/) — וַנֹּאמֶר לֹא נוּכַל לָרֶדֶת אִם־יֵשׁ אָחִינוּ הַקָּטֹן אִתָּנוּ וְיָרַדְנוּ כִּי־לֹא נוּכַל לִרְאוֹת פְּנֵי הָאִישׁ וְאָחִינוּ הַקָּטֹן אֵינֶנּוּ אִתָּֽנוּ׃ — And we said: We cannot go down; if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down; for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us. - [44:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.27/) — וַיֹּאמֶר עַבְדְּךָ אָבִי אֵלֵינוּ אַתֶּם יְדַעְתֶּם כִּי שְׁנַיִם יָֽלְדָה־לִּי אִשְׁתִּֽי׃ — And thy servant my father said unto us: Ye know that my wife bore me two sons; - [44:28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.28/) — וַיֵּצֵא הָֽאֶחָד מֵֽאִתִּי וָאֹמַר אַךְ טָרֹף טֹרָף וְלֹא רְאִיתִיו עַד־הֵֽנָּה׃ — and the one went out from me, and I said: Surely he is torn in pieces; and I have not seen him since; - [44:29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.29/) — וּלְקַחְתֶּם גַּם־אֶת־זֶה מֵעִם פָּנַי וְקָרָהוּ אָסוֹן וְהֽוֹרַדְתֶּם אֶת־שֵׂיבָתִי בְּרָעָה שְׁאֹֽלָה׃ — and if ye take this one also from me, and harm befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. - [44:30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.30/) — וְעַתָּה כְּבֹאִי אֶל־עַבְדְּךָ אָבִי וְהַנַּעַר אֵינֶנּוּ אִתָּנוּ וְנַפְשׁוֹ קְשׁוּרָה בְנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ — Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his soul is bound up with the lad's soul; - [44:31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.31/) — וְהָיָה כִּרְאוֹתוֹ כִּי־אֵין הַנַּעַר וָמֵת וְהוֹרִידוּ עֲבָדֶיךָ אֶת־שֵׂיבַת עַבְדְּךָ אָבִינוּ בְּיָגוֹן שְׁאֹֽלָה׃ — it will come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die; and thy servants will bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave. - [44:32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.32/) — כִּי עַבְדְּךָ עָרַב אֶת־הַנַּעַר מֵעִם אָבִי לֵאמֹר אִם־לֹא אֲבִיאֶנּוּ אֵלֶיךָ וְחָטָאתִי לְאָבִי כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ — For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying: If I bring him not unto thee, then shall I bear the blame to my father for ever. - [44:33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.33/) — וְעַתָּה יֵֽשֶׁב־נָא עַבְדְּךָ תַּחַת הַנַּעַר עֶבֶד לַֽאדֹנִי וְהַנַּעַר יַעַל עִם־אֶחָֽיו׃ — Now therefore, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren. - [44:34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.44.34/) — כִּי־אֵיךְ אֶֽעֱלֶה אֶל־אָבִי וְהַנַּעַר אֵינֶנּוּ אִתִּי פֶּן אֶרְאֶה בָרָע אֲשֶׁר יִמְצָא אֶת־אָבִֽי׃ — For how shall I go up to my father, if the lad be not with me? lest I look upon the evil that shall come on my father.' - ← previous: [Genesis 43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/43/) - next →: [Genesis 45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/45/) - ↑ back to [Genesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/)