TBESH · H9009
/ה · ha · [the]
Prefix hé article: "the" for a subject, not object
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/ה (ha) means “[the]” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: ha STEP transliteration; pronunciation varies by reading tradition.
/ה · ha · [the]
Prefix hé article: "the" for a subject, not object
STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
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Page 14 of 222. 11071 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
This food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine to come upon the land of Egypt. Then the country will not perish in the famine.”
Read word by wordThis proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his officials.
Read word by wordYou shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”
Read word by wordThen Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.
Read word by wordHe had Joseph ride in his second chariot, with men calling out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.
Read word by wordDuring the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully.
Read word by wordDuring those seven years, Joseph collected all the excess food in the land of Egypt and stored it in the cities. In every city he laid up the food from the fields around it.
Read word by wordSo Joseph stored up grain in such abundance, like the sand of the sea, that he stopped keeping track of it; for it was beyond measure.
Read word by wordBefore the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
Read word by wordJoseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.”
Read word by wordAnd the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
Read word by wordWhen the seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end,
Read word by wordthe 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.
Read word by wordWhen extreme hunger came to all the land of Egypt and the people cried out to Pharaoh for food, he told all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”
Read word by wordWhen the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
Read word by wordAnd every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.
Read word by wordSo the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.
Read word by wordNow 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.
Read word by wordJoseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”
Read word by word“No,” he told them. “You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”
Read word by wordBut they answered, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”
Read word by wordAnd this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
Read word by wordand on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you will live:
Read word by wordThen bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.
Read word by wordThen 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.”
Read word by wordThey did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.
Read word by wordAt the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack.
Read word by wordWhen they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them:
Read word by word“The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.
Read word by wordWe are twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.’
Read word by wordThen the man who is lord of the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go.
Read word by wordBut 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.’”
Read word by wordNow the famine was still severe in the land.
Read word by wordSo 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.”
Read word by wordBut Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’
Read word by wordBut if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”
Read word by wordThey replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”
Read word by wordAnd Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me, and we will go at once, so that we may live and not die—neither we, nor you, nor our children.
Read word by wordI 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.
Read word by wordThen their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.
Read word by wordTake double the silver with you so that you may return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.
Read word by wordTake your brother as well, and return to the man at once.
Read word by wordMay God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
Read word by wordSo the men took these gifts, along with double the amount of silver, and Benjamin as well. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
Read word by wordWhen 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.”
Read word by wordThe man did as Joseph had commanded and took the brothers to Joseph’s house.
Read word by wordBut 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.”
Read word by wordSo they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.
Read word by wordBut 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.
Read word by wordAnd the steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.
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