- Genesis 44:31
וְהָיָה כִּרְאוֹתוֹ כִּי־אֵין הַנַּעַר וָמֵת וְהוֹרִידוּ עֲבָדֶיךָ אֶת־שֵׂיבַת עַבְדְּךָ אָבִינוּ בְּיָגוֹן שְׁאֹלָה׃
when he sees that the boy is not with us, he will die, and your servants will send the white head of your servant our father down to Sheol in grief.
Targum Onkelos
וִיהֵי כַּד יִחְזֵי אֲרֵי לֵית עוּלֵימָא וִימוּת וְיַחֲתוּן עַבְדָּךְ יָת סֵיבַת עַבְדָּךְ אֲבוּנָא בְּדָווֹנָא לִשְׁאוֹל׃
When he sees that the lad is not [with us], he will die. Your servants will have brought down the white head of your servant, our father, to the grave in sorrow.
- Genesis 44:32
כִּי עַבְדְּךָ עָרַב אֶת־הַנַּעַר מֵעִם אָבִי לֵאמֹר אִם־לֹא אֲבִיאֶנּוּ אֵלֶיךָ וְחָטָאתִי לְאָבִי כׇּל־הַיָּמִים׃
Now your servant has pledged himself for the boy to my father, saying, ‘If I do not bring him back to you, I shall stand guilty before my father forever.’
Targum Onkelos
אֲרֵי עַבְדָּךְ מְעָרַב בְּעוּלֵימָא מִן אַבָּא לְמֵימַר אִם לָא אַיְתֵינֵיהּ לָךְ וְאֵיהֵי חָטֵי לְאַבָּא כָּל יוֹמַיָּא׃
For your servant became surety for the lad, to my father, saying, If I do not bring him to you, I will have sinned [be a sinner] to my father for all time.
- Genesis 44:33
וְעַתָּה יֵשֶׁב־נָא עַבְדְּךָ תַּחַת הַנַּעַר עֶבֶד לַאדֹנִי וְהַנַּעַר יַעַל עִם־אֶחָיו׃
Therefore, please let your servant remain as a slave to my lord instead of the boy, and let the boy go back with his brothers.
Targum Onkelos
וּכְעַן יִתֵּיב כְּעַן עַבְדָּךְ תְּחוֹת עוּלֵימָא עַבְדָּא לְרִבּוֹנִי וְעוּלֵימָא יִסַּק עִם אֲחוֹהִי׃
And now, let your servant [now] remain as a slave to my master instead of the lad. Let the lad go up with his brothers.
- Genesis 44:34
כִּי־אֵיךְ אֶעֱלֶה אֶל־אָבִי וְהַנַּעַר אֵינֶנּוּ אִתִּי פֶּן אֶרְאֶה בָרָע אֲשֶׁר יִמְצָא אֶת־אָבִי׃
For how can I go back to my father unless the boy is with me? Let me not be witness to the woe that would overtake my father!”
Targum Onkelos
אֲרֵי אֵיכְדֵין אֶסַּק לְוָת אַבָּא וְעוּלֵימָא לָיְתוֹהִי עִמִּי דִּלְמָא אֶחְזֵי בְּבִשְׁתָּא דְּתַשְׁכַּח יָת אַבָּא׃
For how shall I go up to my father when the lad is not with me; lest I see the evil that would befall my father.
- Genesis 45:1
וְלֹא־יָכֹל יוֹסֵף לְהִתְאַפֵּק לְכֹל הַנִּצָּבִים עָלָיו וַיִּקְרָא הוֹצִיאוּ כׇל־אִישׁ מֵעָלָי וְלֹא־עָמַד אִישׁ אִתּוֹ בְּהִתְוַדַּע יוֹסֵף אֶל־אֶחָיו׃
Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Have everyone withdraw from me!” So there was no one else about when Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
Targum Onkelos
וְלָא יְכֵיל יוֹסֵף לְאִתְחַסָּנָא לְכֹל דְּקָיְימִין עִלָּווֹהִי וּקְרָא אַפִּיקוּ כָל אֲנָשׁ מֵעִלָּוָוי וְלָא קָם אֲנָשׁ עִמֵּיהּ כַּד אִתְיְדַע יוֹסֵף לַאֲחוֹהִי׃
Yoseif could not contain his emotions in the presence of all who stood before him, and he cried out Let everyone leave my presence. No man remained with him, when Yoseif made himself known to his brothers.
- Genesis 45:2
וַיִּתֵּן אֶת־קֹלוֹ בִּבְכִי וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ מִצְרַיִם וַיִּשְׁמַע בֵּית פַּרְעֹה׃
His sobs were so loud that the Egyptians could hear, and so the news reached Pharaoh’s palace.
Targum Onkelos
וִיהַב יָת קָלֵיהּ בִּבְכִיתָא וּשְׁמַעוּ מִצְרָאֵי וּשְׁמַע אֲנָשׁ בֵּית פַּרְעֹה׃
He wept aloud, and the Egyptians heard about it, and the [people of the] house of Pharaoh [also] heard.
- Genesis 45:3
וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹסֵף אֶל־אֶחָיו אֲנִי יוֹסֵף הַעוֹד אָבִי חָי וְלֹא־יָכְלוּ אֶחָיו לַעֲנוֹת אֹתוֹ כִּי נִבְהֲלוּ מִפָּנָיו׃
Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph. Is my father still well?” But his brothers could not answer him, so dumfounded were they on account of him.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יוֹסֵף לַאֲחוֹהִי אֲנָא יוֹסֵף הַעַד כְּעַן אַבָּא קַיָּים וְלָא יְכִילוּ אַחוֹהִי לְאָתָבָא יָתֵיהּ פִּתְגָּם אֲרֵי אִתְבְּהִילוּ מִן קֳדָמוֹהִי׃
Yoseif said to his brothers, I am Yoseif, is my father still alive? His brothers could not answer [a word to] him for they were shocked at his presence.
- Genesis 45:4
וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹסֵף אֶל־אֶחָיו גְּשׁוּ־נָא אֵלַי וַיִּגָּשׁוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲנִי יוֹסֵף אֲחִיכֶם אֲשֶׁר־מְכַרְתֶּם אֹתִי מִצְרָיְמָה׃
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come forward to me.” And when they came forward, he said, “I am your brother Joseph, he whom you sold into Egypt.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יוֹסֵף לַאֲחוֹהִי קְרוּבוּ כְעַן לְוָתִי וּקְרִיבוּ וַאֲמַר אֲנָא יוֹסֵף אֲחוּכוֹן דְּזַבֵּינְתּוּן יָתִי לְמִצְרָיִם׃
[Then] Yoseif said to his brothers, Please [Now] come close to me. They came close [to him] and he said, I am Yoseif your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
- Genesis 45:5
וְעַתָּה ׀ אַל־תֵּעָצְבוּ וְאַל־יִחַר בְּעֵינֵיכֶם כִּי־מְכַרְתֶּם אֹתִי הֵנָּה כִּי לְמִחְיָה שְׁלָחַנִי אֱלֹהִים לִפְנֵיכֶם׃
Now, do not be distressed or reproach yourselves because you sold me hither; it was to save life that God sent me ahead of you.
Targum Onkelos
וּכְעַן לָא תִתְנָסְסוּן וְלָא יִתְקַף בְּעֵינֵיכוֹן אֲרֵי זַבֵּינְתּוּן יָתִי הָלְכָא אֲרֵי לְקַיָּימָא שַׁלְחַנִי יְיָ קֳדָמֵיכוֹן׃
Now do not worry, and do not be angry with yourselves that you sold me here; for it was to preserve life that Elohim sent me [here] before you.
- Genesis 45:6
כִּי־זֶה שְׁנָתַיִם הָרָעָב בְּקֶרֶב הָאָרֶץ וְעוֹד חָמֵשׁ שָׁנִים אֲשֶׁר אֵין־חָרִישׁ וְקָצִיר׃
It is now two years that there has been famine in the land, and there are still five years to come in which there shall be no yield from tilling.
Targum Onkelos
אֲרֵי דְּנָן תַּרְתֵּין שְׁנִין כַּפְנָא בְּגוֹ אַרְעָא וְעוֹד חֲמֵישׁ שְׁנִין דְּלֵית זְרוּעָא וּחְצָדָא׃
For it is [now] two years that there has been famine in the land; and for another five years there will be no plowing [sowing] or harvest.
- Genesis 45:7
וַיִּשְׁלָחֵנִי אֱלֹהִים לִפְנֵיכֶם לָשׂוּם לָכֶם שְׁאֵרִית בָּאָרֶץ וּלְהַחֲיוֹת לָכֶם לִפְלֵיטָה גְּדֹלָה׃
God has sent me ahead of you to ensure your survival on earth, and to save your lives in an extraordinary deliverance.
Targum Onkelos
וְשַׁלְחַנִי יְיָ קֳדָמֵיכוֹן לְשַׁוָּאָה לְכוֹן שְׁאָרָא בְּאַרְעָא וּלְקַיָּימָא לְכוֹן לְשֵׁיזָבָא רַבָּא׃
Elohim sent me [here] before you to insure your survival in the land, and to keep you alive for a great deliverance.