- Genesis 43:30
וַיְמַהֵר יוֹסֵף כִּי־נִכְמְרוּ רַחֲמָיו אֶל־אָחִיו וַיְבַקֵּשׁ לִבְכּוֹת וַיָּבֹא הַחַדְרָה וַיֵּבְךְּ שָׁמָּה׃
With that, Joseph hurried out, for he was overcome with feeling toward his brother and was on the verge of tears; he went into a room and wept there.
Targum Onkelos
וְאוֹחִי יוֹסֵף אֲרֵי אִתְגּוֹלַלוּ רַחֲמוֹהִי עַל אֲחוּהִי וּבְעָא לְמִבְכֵּי וְעָאל לְאִדְּרוֹן בֵּית מִשְׁכְּבָא וּבְכָא תַּמָּן׃
Yoseif hurried [to go out] because his compassion was aroused toward his brother, and he wanted to weep. He went into [his] [bed]room and wept there.
- Genesis 43:31
וַיִּרְחַץ פָּנָיו וַיֵּצֵא וַיִּתְאַפַּק וַיֹּאמֶר שִׂימוּ לָחֶם׃
Then he washed his face, reappeared, and—now in control of himself—gave the order, “Serve the meal.”
Targum Onkelos
וְאַסְחִי אַפּוֹהִי וּנְפַק וְאִתְחַסַּן וַאֲמַר שַׁוּוֹ לַחְמָא׃
He washed his face and came out. He composed himself, and said, Serve bread.
- Genesis 43:32
וַיָּשִׂימוּ לוֹ לְבַדּוֹ וְלָהֶם לְבַדָּם וְלַמִּצְרִים הָאֹכְלִים אִתּוֹ לְבַדָּם כִּי לֹא יוּכְלוּן הַמִּצְרִים לֶאֱכֹל אֶת־הָעִבְרִים לֶחֶם כִּי־תוֹעֵבָה הִוא לְמִצְרָיִם׃
They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves; for the Egyptians could not dine with the Hebrews, since that would be abhorrent to the Egyptians.
Targum Onkelos
וְשַׁוִּיאוּ לֵיהּ בִּלְחוֹדוֹהִי וּלְהוֹן בִּלְחוֹדֵיהוֹן וּלְמִצְרָאֵי דְּאָכְלִין עִמֵּיהּ בִּלְחוֹדֵיהוֹן אֲרֵי לָא יָכְלִין מִצְרָאֵי לְמֵיכַל עִם עִבְרָאֵי לַחְמָא אֲרֵי בְּעִירָא דְּמִצְרָאֵי דָּחֲלִין לֵיהּ עִבְרָאֵי אָכְלִין׃
They set [a place] for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, since the Egyptians could not eat food with the Hebrews, because it was loathsome to the [the animal that the] Egyptians [worship, the Hebrews eat].
- Genesis 43:33
וַיֵּשְׁבוּ לְפָנָיו הַבְּכֹר כִּבְכֹרָתוֹ וְהַצָּעִיר כִּצְעִרָתוֹ וַיִּתְמְהוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ׃
As they were seated by his direction, from the oldest in the order of his seniority to the youngest in the order of his youth, the men looked at one another in astonishment.
Targum Onkelos
וְאַסְחַרוּ קֳדָמוֹהִי רַבָּא כְּרַבְיוּתֵיהּ וּזְעֵירָא כִּזְעֵירוּתֵיהּ וּתְוַהוּ גֻּבְרַיָּא גְּבַר בְּחַבְרֵיהּ׃
They were seated [reclined] before him, the first born [the oldest] according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth. The men looked at each other in astonishment.
- Genesis 43:34
וַיִּשָּׂא מַשְׂאֹת מֵאֵת פָּנָיו אֲלֵהֶם וַתֵּרֶב מַשְׂאַת בִּנְיָמִן מִמַּשְׂאֹת כֻּלָּם חָמֵשׁ יָדוֹת וַיִּשְׁתּוּ וַיִּשְׁכְּרוּ עִמּוֹ׃
Portions were served them from his table; but Benjamin’s portion was several times that of anyone else. And they drank their fill with him.
Targum Onkelos
וּנְטַל חוּלָקִין מִן קֳדָמוֹהִי לִקְדָמֵיהוֹן וּסְגִי חוּלָקָא דְּבִנְיָמִין מֵחוּלָקֵי כוּלְּהוֹן חַמְשָׁא חוּלָקִין וּשְׁתִיאוּ וּרְוִיאוּ עִמֵּיהּ׃
He had portions carried from before him to [before] them. Binyomin’s portions was greater than all of their’s—five times as much. They drank with him and became intoxicated.
- Genesis 44:1
וַיְצַו אֶת־אֲשֶׁר עַל־בֵּיתוֹ לֵאמֹר מַלֵּא אֶת־אַמְתְּחֹת הָאֲנָשִׁים אֹכֶל כַּאֲשֶׁר יוּכְלוּן שְׂאֵת וְשִׂים כֶּסֶף־אִישׁ בְּפִי אַמְתַּחְתּוֹ׃
Then he instructed his house steward as follows, “Fill the men’s bags with food, as much as they can carry, and put each one’s money in the mouth of his bag.
Targum Onkelos
וּפַקֵּיד יָת דִּמְמוּנַּא עַל בֵּיתֵיהּ לְמֵימַר מַלִּי יָת טוּעְנֵי גּוּבְרַיָּא עֲבוּרָא כְּמָא דְּיָכְלִין לְמִטְעַן וְשַׁו כְּסַף גְּבַר בְּפוֹם טוּעְנֵיהּ׃
He commanded the one in charge of his house, saying, Fill the men’s bags with as much food [grain] as they can carry, and place each man’s money in the opening of his bag.
- Genesis 44:2
וְאֶת־גְּבִיעִי גְּבִיעַ הַכֶּסֶף תָּשִׂים בְּפִי אַמְתַּחַת הַקָּטֹן וְאֵת כֶּסֶף שִׁבְרוֹ וַיַּעַשׂ כִּדְבַר יוֹסֵף אֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּר׃
Put my silver goblet in the mouth of the bag of the youngest one, together with his money for the rations.” And he did as Joseph told him.
Targum Onkelos
וְיָת כַּלִּידִי כַּלִּידָא דְּכַסְפָּא תְּשַׁוֵּי בְּפוֹם טוּעְנָא דִּזְעֵירָא וְיָת כְּסַף זְבִינוֹהִי וַעֲבַד כְּפִתְגָמָא דְּיוֹסֵף דְּמַלֵּיל׃
And my goblet, the silver goblet, put in the opening of the youngest one’s bag, together with the money for his purchase of food. He acted according to the word Yoseif had spoken.
- Genesis 44:3
הַבֹּקֶר אוֹר וְהָאֲנָשִׁים שֻׁלְּחוּ הֵמָּה וַחֲמֹרֵיהֶם׃
With the first light of morning, the men were sent off with their pack animals.
Targum Onkelos
צַפְרָא נְהַר וְגוּבְרַיָּא אִתְפְּטַרוּ אִנּוּן וּחְמָרֵיהוֹן׃
With the morning light, the men were sent [on their way] together with their donkeys.
- Genesis 44:4
הֵם יָצְאוּ אֶת־הָעִיר לֹא הִרְחִיקוּ וְיוֹסֵף אָמַר לַאֲשֶׁר עַל־בֵּיתוֹ קוּם רְדֹף אַחֲרֵי הָאֲנָשִׁים וְהִשַּׂגְתָּם וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם לָמָּה שִׁלַּמְתֶּם רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָה׃
They had just left the city and had not gone far, when Joseph said to his house steward, “Up, go after those men! And when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why did you repay good with evil?
Targum Onkelos
אִנּוּן נְפַקוּ מִן קַרְתָּא לָא אַרְחִיקוּ וְיוֹסֵף אֲמַר לְדִמְמוּנַּא עַל בֵּיתֵיהּ קוּם רְדוֹף בָּתַר גּוּבְרַיָּא וְתַדְבֵּיקִנּוּן וְתֵימַר לְהוֹן לְמָא שַׁלֵּימְתּוּן בִּשְׁתָּא חֲלָף טָבְתָא׃
They had just left the city, they had not gone far, when Yoseif said to the one in charge of his house, Get up, pursue the men, and when you catch up with them, say to them, Why did you repay good with evil.
- Genesis 44:5
הֲלוֹא זֶה אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁתֶּה אֲדֹנִי בּוֹ וְהוּא נַחֵשׁ יְנַחֵשׁ בּוֹ הֲרֵעֹתֶם אֲשֶׁר עֲשִׂיתֶם׃
It is the very one from which my master drinks and that he uses for divination. It was a wicked thing for you to do!’”
Targum Onkelos
הֲלָא דֵין דְּשָׁתֵי רִבּוֹנִי בֵּיהּ וְהוּא בַּדָּקָא מְבַדֵּיק בֵּיהּ אַבְאֵישְׁתּוּן דַּעֲבַדְתּוּן׃
Why, this is [the goblet] from which my master drinks. He uses it for divination [investigating]. You have acted badly in what you have done.
- Genesis 44:6
וַיַּשִּׂגֵם וַיְדַבֵּר אֲלֵהֶם אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה׃
He overtook them and spoke those words to them.
Targum Onkelos
וְאַדְבֵּיקִנּוּן וּמַלֵּיל עִמְּהוֹן יָת פִּתְגָמַיָּא הָאִלֵּין׃
He caught up with them, and spoke these exact words to them.
- Genesis 44:7
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו לָמָּה יְדַבֵּר אֲדֹנִי כַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה חָלִילָה לַעֲבָדֶיךָ מֵעֲשׂוֹת כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה׃
And they said to him, “Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do anything of the kind!
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַרוּ לֵיהּ לְמָא יְמַלֵּיל רִבּוֹנִי כְּפִתְגָמַיָּא הָאִלֵּין חַס לְעַבְדָּךְ מִלְּמֶעֱבַד כְּפִתְגָמָא הָדֵין׃
They said to him, Why does my master speak such words? It would be degrading for your servants to do [May your servants be spared from doing] such a thing.
- Genesis 44:8
הֵן כֶּסֶף אֲשֶׁר מָצָאנוּ בְּפִי אַמְתְּחֹתֵינוּ הֱשִׁיבֹנוּ אֵלֶיךָ מֵאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן וְאֵיךְ נִגְנֹב מִבֵּית אֲדֹנֶיךָ כֶּסֶף אוֹ זָהָב׃
Here we brought back to you from the land of Canaan the money that we found in the mouths of our bags. How then could we have stolen any silver or gold from your master’s house!
Targum Onkelos
הָא כַסְפָּא דְּאַשְׁכַּחְנָא בְּפוֹם טוּעְנַנָא אֲתֵיבְנָהִי לָךְ מֵאַרְעָא דִּכְנָעַן וְאֵיכְדֵין נִגְנוֹב מִבֵּית רִבּוֹנָךְ מָנִין דִּכְסַף אוֹ מָנִין דִּדְהַב׃
Behold the money that we found in the opening of our bags, we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. How then could we have stolen silver [vessels] or gold [vessels] from your master’s house?
- Genesis 44:9
אֲשֶׁר יִמָּצֵא אִתּוֹ מֵעֲבָדֶיךָ וָמֵת וְגַם־אֲנַחְנוּ נִהְיֶה לַאדֹנִי לַעֲבָדִים׃
Whichever of your servants it is found with shall die; the rest of us, moreover, shall become slaves to my lord.”
Targum Onkelos
דְּיִשְׁתְּכַח עִמֵּיהּ מֵעַבְדָּךְ יִתְקְטִיל וְאַף אֲנַחְנָא נְהֵי לְרִבּוֹנִי לְעַבְדִּין׃
He among your servants with whom it is found, he shall die. We will also be servants to my master.
- Genesis 44:10
וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם־עַתָּה כְדִבְרֵיכֶם כֶּן־הוּא אֲשֶׁר יִמָּצֵא אִתּוֹ יִהְיֶה־לִּי עָבֶד וְאַתֶּם תִּהְיוּ נְקִיִּם׃
He replied, “Although what you are proposing is right, only the one with whom it is found shall be my slave; but the rest of you shall go free.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר אַף כְּעַן כְּפִתְגָמֵיכוֹן כֵּן הוּא דְּיִשְׁתְּכַח עִמֵּיהּ יְהֵי לִי עַבְדָּא וְאַתּוּן תְּהוֹן זַכָּאִין׃
And he said, Your words are now also correct. The one with whom it is found, he shall be my slave, and you shall be guiltless.
- Genesis 44:11
וַיְמַהֲרוּ וַיּוֹרִדוּ אִישׁ אֶת־אַמְתַּחְתּוֹ אָרְצָה וַיִּפְתְּחוּ אִישׁ אַמְתַּחְתּוֹ׃
So each one hastened to lower his bag to the ground, and each one opened his bag.
Targum Onkelos
וְאוֹחִיאוּ וְאַחִיתוּ גְּבַר יָת טוּעְנֵיהּ לְאַרְעָא וּפְתַחוּ גְּבַר טוּעְנֵיהּ׃
They hurried, and each man lowered his bag to the ground, and each man opened his bag.
- Genesis 44:12
וַיְחַפֵּשׂ בַּגָּדוֹל הֵחֵל וּבַקָּטֹן כִּלָּה וַיִּמָּצֵא הַגָּבִיעַ בְּאַמְתַּחַת בִּנְיָמִן׃
He searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest; and the goblet turned up in Benjamin’s bag.
Targum Onkelos
וּבְלַשׁ בְּרַבָּא שָׁרִי וּבִזְעֵירָא שֵׁיצִי וְאִשְׁתְּכַח כַּלִּידָא בְּטוּעְנָא דְּבִנְיָמִין׃
He searched, beginning with the oldest, and ending with the youngest. The goblet was found in Binyomin’s bag.
- Genesis 44:13
וַיִּקְרְעוּ שִׂמְלֹתָם וַיַּעֲמֹס אִישׁ עַל־חֲמֹרוֹ וַיָּשֻׁבוּ הָעִירָה׃
At this they rent their clothes. Each reloaded his pack animal, and they returned to the city.
Targum Onkelos
וּבַזַּעוּ לְבוּשֵׁיהוֹן וּרְמוֹ גְּבַר עַל חֲמָרֵיהּ וְתָבוּ לְקַרְתָּא׃
They tore their garments [in grief]. Each man loaded his donkey, and they returned to the city.
- Genesis 44:14
וַיָּבֹא יְהוּדָה וְאֶחָיו בֵּיתָה יוֹסֵף וְהוּא עוֹדֶנּוּ שָׁם וַיִּפְּלוּ לְפָנָיו אָרְצָה׃
When Judah and his brothers reentered the house of Joseph, who was still there, they threw themselves on the ground before him.
Targum Onkelos
וְעָאל יְהוּדָה וַאֲחוֹהִי לְבֵית יוֹסֵף וְהוּא עַד כְּעַן תַּמָּן וּנְפַלוּ קֳדָמוֹהִי עַל אַרְעָא׃
Yehudah and his brothers came to Yoseif’s house. He was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.
- Genesis 44:15
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם יוֹסֵף מָה־הַמַּעֲשֶׂה הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר עֲשִׂיתֶם הֲלוֹא יְדַעְתֶּם כִּי־נַחֵשׁ יְנַחֵשׁ אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר כָּמֹנִי׃
Joseph said to them, “What is this deed that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me practices divination?”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן יוֹסֵף מָא עוּבָדָא הָדֵין דַּעֲבַדְתּוּן הֲלָא יְדַעְתּוּן אֲרֵי בַדָּקָא מְבַדֵּיק גֻּבְרָא דִּכְוָתִי׃
Yoseif said to them, What is this deed that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me is an expert diviner [investigator]?
- Genesis 44:16
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה מַה־נֹּאמַר לַאדֹנִי מַה־נְּדַבֵּר וּמַה־נִּצְטַדָּק הָאֱלֹהִים מָצָא אֶת־עֲוֺן עֲבָדֶיךָ הִנֶּנּוּ עֲבָדִים לַאדֹנִי גַּם־אֲנַחְנוּ גַּם אֲשֶׁר־נִמְצָא הַגָּבִיעַ בְּיָדוֹ׃
Judah replied, “What can we say to my lord? How can we plead, how can we prove our innocence? God has uncovered the crime of your servants. Here we are, then, slaves of my lord, the rest of us as much as the one in whose possession the goblet was found.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְהוּדָה מָא נֵימַר לְרִבּוֹנִי מָא נְמַלֵּיל וּמָא נִזְכֵּי מִן קֳדָם יְיָ אִשְׁתְּכַח חוֹבָא בְּעַבְדָּךְ הָא אֲנַחְנָא עַבְדִּין לְרִבּוֹנִי אַף אֲנַחְנָא אַף דְּאִשְׁתְּכַח כַּלִּידָא בִּידֵיהּ׃
Yehudah said, What shall we say to my master? What can we speak? How can we justify ourselves? [From before] God [the iniquity of your servants] has [been] found the iniquity of your servants. Let us be slaves to my master, both we, and the one in whose hand the goblet was found.
- Genesis 44:17
וַיֹּאמֶר חָלִילָה לִּי מֵעֲשׂוֹת זֹאת הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר נִמְצָא הַגָּבִיעַ בְּיָדוֹ הוּא יִהְיֶה־לִּי עָבֶד וְאַתֶּם עֲלוּ לְשָׁלוֹם אֶל־אֲבִיכֶם׃
But he replied, “Far be it from me to act thus! Only the man in whose possession the goblet was found shall be my slave; the rest of you go back in peace to your father.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר חַס לִי מִלְּמֶעֱבַד דָּא גֻּבְרָא דְּאִשְׁתְּכַח כַּלִּידָא בִּידֵיהּ הוּא יְהֵי לִי עַבְדָּא וְאַתּוּן סַקוּ לִשְׁלָם לְוָת אֲבוּכוֹן׃
He [Yoseif] said [to them], It would be degrading for me to do [May I be spared from doing] such a thing. The man in whose hand the goblet was found, he shall be my slave, and [the rest of] you go up in peace to your father.