## Targum Jonathan on Genesis Chapter 44

###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:1
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וּפְקֵיד יַת מְנַשֶׁה דִמְמַנָא אַפִּיטְרוֹפּוֹס עַל בֵּיתֵיהּ לְמֵימָר מְלֵי יַת דִיסְקְיֵי גוּבְרַיָיא עִיבּוּרָא הֵיכְמָא דְאִינוּן יָכְלִין לְסוֹבְרָא וְשַׁוֵי כְּסַף גְבַר בְּפוּם טוֹנֵיהּ

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And he commanded Menasheh whom he had appointed intendant of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with corn, as much as they can carry, and put each man's money in the mouth of his bag.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:2
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וְיַת אוֹגְבִינִי אוֹגְבִין דְכַסְפָּא שַׁוֵי בְּפוּם טוֹנָא דִזְעֵירָא וְיַת כְּסַף זַבִּינוֹי וְעָבַד כְּפִתְגָמָא דְיוֹסֵף דְמַלֵיל

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, and his purchase money. And he did according to the word which Joseph had spoken.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:3
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צַפְרָא נְהִיר וְגַבְרַיָא אִיתְפַּטָרוּ הִינוּן וַחֲמָרֵיהוֹן

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
The morning lightened, and the men were sent away, they and their asses.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:4
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הִינוּן נְפָקוּ מִן קַרְתָּא לָא אַרְחִיקוּ וְיוֹסֵף אָמַר לִמְנַשֶׁה דִי מְמַנָא אַפִּיטְרוֹפּוֹס עַל בֵּיתֵיהּ קוּם רְדַף בָּתַר גוּבְרַיָא וְתַדְבִּיקִינוּן וְתֵמַר לְהוֹם לְמָה שְׁלֵימְתּוּן בִּישְׁתָּא חוֹלַף טַבְתָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
They had not gone far from city, when Joseph said to Measheh whom he had appointed the intendant of his house, Arise, follow after the men, overtake them and say to them, Why have ye returned evil for good ?


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:5
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הֲלָא דֵין דַהֲוָה שָׁתֵי רִבּוֹנִי בֵּיהּ וְהוּא מְטַיְירָא הֲוָה מְטַיֵיר בֵּיהּ אַבְאֵשְׁתּוּן מַה דַעֲבַדְתּוּן

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
Is it not that from which my lord drinketh, and by which divining he divineth? That which you have done is evil.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:6
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וְאַדְבִּיקִינוּן וּמַלֵיל עִמְהוֹן יַת כָּל פִּתְגָמַיָא הָאִילֵין

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And he overtook them, and spake with them all these words.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:7
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וַאֲמָרוּ לֵיהּ לְמָא יְמַלֵיל רִבּוֹנִי כְּפִתְגָמַיָא הָאִילֵין חַס לְעַבְדָךְ מִלְמֶעֱבַד כְּפִתְגָמַיָא הָדֵין

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
They said to him, Why does my lord speak words like these ? Far be it from thy servants to do such a thing.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:8
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הָא כַסְפָּא דְאַשְׁכַּחְנָא בְּפוּם טוֹנָנָא אָתִיבְנֵיהּ לָךְ מֵאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן וְהֵיכְדֵין נִיגְנוֹב מִבֵּית רִבּוֹנָךְ מָנִין דִכְסַף אוֹ מָנִין דִדְהָב

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
Behold, the money which we found in the mouth of our bags we brought to thee again from the land of Kenaan; how then should we steal from thy lord's house vessels of silver, or vessels of gold?


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:9
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דִי יִשְׁתְּכַח עִמֵיהּ מֵעַבְדָךְ יְהִי חַיָיב קְטוֹל וְאוּף אֲנַן נְהִי לְרִבּוֹנִי לְעַבְדִין

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
With whomsoever of thy servants it shall be found, let him be guilty of death, and we also will be slaves of thy lord.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:10
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וַאֲמַר אוּף כְּדֵין הֵי כְּפִתְגָמֵיכוֹן כֵּן יְהִי דְיִשְׁתַּכַּח עִמֵיהּ יְהִי לִי עַבְדָא וְאַתּוּן תְּהוֹן זַכָּאִין

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And he said, According to your words let it be. With whomsoever it is found he shall be my slave, but you shall be innocent.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:11
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וְאוֹחִיאוּ וְאָחִיתוּ גְבַר טוֹנֵיהּ לְאַרְעָא וּפְתָחוּ גְבַר טוֹנֵיהּ

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And they made haste, and brought down each man his sack upon the ground, and every man opened his sack.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:12
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וּפִשְׁפֵּשׁ בִּרְאוּבֵן שָׁרֵי וּבְבִנְיָמִין פָּסַק וְאִשְׁתַּכַּח אוֹגְבִין בְּטוֹנָא דְבִנְיָמִין

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And he searched beginning with Reuben, and ending with Benjamin. And the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:13
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וּבְזָעוּ לְבוּשֵׁיהוֹן וְאִתְיְהַב לְהוֹן כּחַ גְבוּרְתָּא וְטָעֲנוּ גְבַר עַל חַמְרֵיהּ וְתָבוּ לְקַרְתָּא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And they rent their clothes; but the strength of fortitude was given to them; and they laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:14
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וְעַל יְהוּדָה וְאָחוֹהִי לְבֵית יוֹסֵף וְהוּא עוֹד כְּדוֹן תַּמָן וְנָפָלוּ קֳדָמוֹי עַל אַרְעָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Jehuda and his brethren entered into Joseph's house. He was yet there; and they fell before him on the ground.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:15
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וַאֲמַר לְהוֹם יוֹסֵף מַה עוּבְדָא הָדֵין דַעֲבַדְתּוּן הֲלָא יְדַעְתּוּן אֲרוּם מְטַיְירָא יְטַיֵיר גְבַר דִכְוָותִי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Joseph said to them, What deed is this that you have done ? Could you not know that a man like me divining can divine?


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:16
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וַאֲמַר יְהוּדָה מַה נֵימַר לְרִבּוֹנִי עַל כַּסְפָּא קַדְמָאָה וּמַה נְמַלֵל עַל כַּסְפָּא בַּתְרָאָה וּמַה נִזְדַכֵּי עַל אוֹגְבִין מִן קֳדָם יְיָ אִשְׁתְּכַח חוֹבָא עַל עַבְדָךְ הָא אֲנַחְנָא עַבְדִין לְרִבּוֹנִי אוּף אֲנַן אוּף מַאן דְאִשְׁתַּכַּח כַּלִידָא בִּידֵיהּ

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Jehuda said to him What shall we say to my lord concerning the former money, and what concerning the latter money ? and how shall we be acquitted concerning the cup ? From before the Lord there is sin found upon thy servants. Behold, we are my lord's servants, and he in whose hand the chalice hath been found.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:17
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וַאֲמַר חַס לִי מִלְמֶעֱבַד דָא גַבְרָא דְאִשְׁתְּכַח כַּלִידָא בִּידֵיהּ הוּא יְהֵי לִי עַבְדָא וְאַתּוּן סוּקוּ לִשְׁלַם לְוַת אֲבוּכוֹן

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
But he said, Far be it from me to do thus; the man in whose hand the chalice hath been found shall be my slave; but you, go up in peace to your father.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:18
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ויגש וּקְרֵיב לְוָתֵיהּ יְהוּדָה וַאֲמַר בְּמָטוּ רִיבּוֹנִי יְמַלֵל בְּמָטוּ עַבְדָךְ פִּתְגָמָא בְּמִשְׁמָעֵיהּ דְרִבּוֹנִי וְלָא יִתְקֵיף רוּגְזָךְ בְּעַבְדָךְ אֲרוּם מִן שַׁעְתָּא דְאָתִינָן לְוָותָךְ הֲוָת אָמַר לָן מִן קֳדָם יְיָ אֲנָא דָחִיל וּכְדוּן חָזְרוּן דִינָיִךְ לְמֶהֱוֵי מְדַמְיָין לְרִיבָּנוֹי דְפַרְעה

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Jehuda came near to him and said, In imploring my lord, let thy servant, I implore, speak a word in the hearing of my lord, and let not thy anger grow strong against thy servant; for at the hour that we came to thee thou didst say to us, I fear before the Lord; and now thy judgments are rendered like (the judgments) of a prince of Pharoh.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:19
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רִבּוֹנִי שְׁאֵיל יַת עַבְדוֹי לְמֵימַר הַאִית לְכוֹן אַבָּא אוֹ אָחָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
My lord asked his servants, saying, Have you a father or a brother?


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:20
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וַאֲמַרְנָא לְרִיבּוֹנִי אִית לָן אַבָּא סָבָא וּבַר סִיבְתִּין קָלִיל וְאָחוֹי מִית וְאִשְׁתְּאַר הוּא בִּלְחוֹדוֹי מִן אִמֵיהּ וְאָבוֹי בְּגִין כֵּן רָחֵים לֵיהּ

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And we told my lord, We have an aged father, and a son of his old age, a little one, whose brother is dead, and he only remains of his mother; and his father on that account loveth him.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:21
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וַאֲמַרְתְּ לְעַבְדָךְ אַחְתוֹהִי לְוָתִי וַאֲשַׁוֵי עֵינוֹי לְטַבְתָא עֲלוֹי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And thou saidst to thy servants, Bring him down to me, and I will set mine eyes on him for good.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:22
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וַאֲמַרְנָא לְרִבּוֹנִי לֵית אֶפְשַׁר לְטַלְיָא לְמִשְׁבּוֹק יַת אָבוֹי דְאִין שָׁבִיק יַת אָבוֹי מַיִית הוּא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
But we told my lord, The youth cannot leave his father: for if he leave his father, he will die.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:23
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וַאֲמַרְתְּ לְעַבְדָךְ אִין לָא יֵיחוּת אֲחוּכוֹן זְעֵירָא עִמְכוֹן לָא תוֹסְפוּן לְמֵיחְמֵי סְבַר אַפָּי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
Yet thou saidst to thy servants, If you bring not your youngest brother down, you shall not again see my face.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:24
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וַהֲוָה כַּד סְלִיקְנָא לְעַבְדָךְ אַבָּא וּתְנֵינָא לֵיהּ יַת פִּתְגָמֵי רִבּוֹנִי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And it was when we went up to thy servant our father, we related to him my lord's words.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:25
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וַאֲמַר אָבוּנָא תּוּבוּ זְבוּנוּ לָנָא קָלִיל עִיבּוּרָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And our father said to us, Return, and buy us a little corn.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:26
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וַאֲמַרְנָא לֵית אֶפְשַׁר לָנָא לְמֵיחוֹת אִין אִית אָחוּנָא זְעֵירָא עִמָנָא וְנֵיחוּת אֲרוּם לֵית אֶפְשַׁר לָנָא לְמֵיחְמֵי סְבַר אַפֵּי גַבְרָא וְאָחוּנָא זְעֵירָא לֵיתוֹי עִמָנָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
But we told him, We cannot go down if our youngest brother be not with us when we go down, for we shall not be able to see the man's face, unless our youngest brother be with us.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:27
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וַאֲמַר עַבְדָךְ אַבָּא לָנָא אַתּוּן יְדַעְתּוּן אֲרוּם תְּרֵין בְּנִין יְלֵידַת לִי אִנְתְּתִי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And thy servant our father said to us, You know that my wife bare me two sons.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:28
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וְנָפַק חַד מִלְוָתִי וַאֲמָרִית בְּרַם מִיקְטַל קְטִיל וְלָא חֲמִיתֵיהּ עַד כְּדוֹן

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
One went forth from me, and I said, Surely he is dead, and I have not beheld him since;


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:29
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וְתִדְבְּרוּן אוּף יַת דֵין מִן קֳדָמַי וִיאַרְעִינֵיהּ מוֹתָא וְתִחְתוּן יַת סֵיבְתִּי בְּדָווֹי לְבֵי קְבוּרְתָּא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
and you will now take this other from before me; and if death happen to him, you will bring down mine age with mourning to the house of the grave.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:30
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וּכְעַן בְּמֵיתִי לְוַת עַבְדָךְ אַבָּא וְטַלְיָא לֵיתוֹהִי עִמָנָא וְנַפְשֵׁיהּ חֲבִיבָא לֵיהּ כְּנַפְשֵׁיהּ


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:31
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וִיהֵי כַּד יֶחֱזֵי אֲרֵי לֵית טַלְיָא וִימוּת וְיֵחְתוּן עַבְדָךְ יַת סֵיבַת עַבְדָךְ אָבוּנָא בְּדָווֹי לְבֵי קְבוּרְתָּא


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:32
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אֲרוּם עַבְדָךְ מְעָרַב בְּטַלְיָא מִן אַבָּא לְמֵימַר אִין לָא אַיְיתִינֵיהּ לְוָתָךְ וְנִתְחַיֵיב קֳדָם אַבָּא כָּל יוֹמַיָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
Therefore thy servant became surety for the youth with my father, saying, If I restore him not to thee, let me be guilty before my father all the days.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:33
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וּכְדֵין יִתֵיב בְּבָעוּ עַבְדָךְ חוֹלַף טַלְיָא עַבְדָא לְרִיבּוֹנִי וְטַלְיָא יִסַק עִם אָחוֹהִי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And now let thy servant remain, I beseech thee, as the slave of my lord, instead of the young man; and let the young man go up with his brothers.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 44:34
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אֲרוּם הֵיכְדֵין אֶסַק לְוַת אַבָּא וְטַלְיָא לֵיתוֹי עִמִי דִלְמָא אֶחֱמֵי בְּבִישְׁתָּא דְתִבְרַז יַת אַבָּא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
For how can I go up to my father, and the young man be not with us lest I behold the evil that will strike my father through!