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Hamath· Lebo-Hamath

1. Genesis 41:21 (2×)וַתָּבֹ֣אנָה · When they had devoured; בָ֣אוּ · they had [done so]
   When they had devoured them, however, no one could tell that they had done so; their appearance was as ugly as it had been before. Then I awoke.
2. Genesis 41:29בָּא֑וֹת · are coming
   Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt,
3. Genesis 41:35הַבָּאֹ֖ת · that they may come
   Under the authority of Pharaoh, let them collect all the excess food from these good years, that they may come and lay up the grain to be preserved as food in the cities.
4. Genesis 41:50תָּב֖וֹא · arrived
   Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
5. Genesis 41:54לָב֔וֹא
   …the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. And although there was famine in every country, there was food throughout the land of Egypt.
6. Genesis 41:57בָּ֣אוּ · came
   And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.
7. Genesis 42:5 (2×)וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ · came; הַבָּאִ֑ים · those who
   So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.
8. Genesis 42:6וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ · arrived
   Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
9. Genesis 42:7בָּאתֶ֔ם · have you come from
   And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.”
10. Genesis 42:9בָּאתֶֽם׃ · You have come
    Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”
11. Genesis 42:10בָּ֖אוּ · have come
    “Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food.
12. Genesis 42:12בָּאתֶ֥ם · You have come
    “No,” he told them. “You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”
13. Genesis 42:15בְּב֛וֹא · comes
    And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
14. Genesis 42:19הָבִ֔יאוּ · and take back
    If you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households.
15. Genesis 42:20תָּבִ֣יאוּ · bring
    Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.
16. Genesis 42:21בָּ֣אָה · has come
    Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
17. Genesis 42:29וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ · When they reached
    When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them:
18. Genesis 42:34וְ֠הָבִיאוּ · But bring
    But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”
19. Genesis 42:37אֲבִיאֶ֖נּוּ · to bring him back
    Then Reuben said to his father, “You may kill my two sons if I fail to bring him back to you. Put him in my care, and I will return him.”
20. Genesis 43:2הֵבִ֖יאוּ · they had brought
    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.”
21. Genesis 43:9הֲבִיאֹתִ֤יו · bring him back
    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.
22. Genesis 43:16הָבֵ֥א · Take
    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.”
23. Genesis 43:17וַיָּבֵ֥א · and took
    The man did as Joseph had commanded and took the brothers to Joseph’s house.
24. Genesis 43:18 (2×)הֽוּבְאוּ֮ · they had been taken; מֽוּבָאִ֑ים · have been brought
    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.”
25. Genesis 43:21בָ֣אנוּ · we came
    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.
26. Genesis 43:23בָּ֣א · I received
    “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.
27. Genesis 43:24וַיָּבֵ֥א · took
    And the steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.
28. Genesis 43:25בּ֥וֹא · arrival
    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.
29. Genesis 43:26 (2×)וַיָּבֹ֤א · came; וַיָּבִ֥יאּוּ · they presented
    When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.
30. Genesis 43:30וַיָּבֹ֥א · and he went
    Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.
31. Genesis 44:14וַיָּבֹ֨א · arrived at
    When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.
32. Genesis 44:30כְּבֹאִי֙ · when I return
    So if the boy is not with us when I return to your servant, and if my father, whose life is wrapped up in the boy’s life,
33. Genesis 44:32אֲבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙ · return him
    Indeed, your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.’
34. Genesis 45:16בָּ֖אוּ · had come
    When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.
35. Genesis 45:17בֹ֖אוּ
    Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do as follows: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan.
36. Genesis 45:18וּבֹ֣אוּ · and return
    Then bring your father and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land.’
37. Genesis 45:19וּבָאתֶֽם׃ · and come back
    You are also directed to tell them: ‘Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your young children and your wives, and bring your father and come back.
38. Genesis 45:25וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ · and came
    So the brothers went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan.
39. Genesis 46:1וַיָּבֹ֖א · and when he came
    So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
40. Genesis 46:6וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ · went
    They also took the livestock and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt.
41. Genesis 46:7הֵבִ֥יא · [Jacob] took
    Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.
42. Genesis 46:8הַבָּאִ֥ים · who went
    Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
43. Genesis 46:26הַבָּאָ֨ה · who came
    All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt—his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons—numbered sixty-six persons.
44. Genesis 46:27הַבָּ֥אָה · who went
    And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.
45. Genesis 46:28וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ · When [Jacob’s family] arrived
    Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen,
46. Genesis 46:31בָּ֥אוּ · have come
    Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and inform Pharaoh: ‘My brothers and my father’s household from the land of Canaan have come to me.