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Genesis 37

1AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290dweltוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inthelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofhisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1sojourningsמְגוּרֵ֣יme.gu.ReiH4033,inthelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

2ThesearethegenerationsH8435ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290.Josephיוֹסֵ֞ףyo.SefH3130,beingseventeenyearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141old,wasH1961feedingtheflockבַּצֹּ֔אןba.TzonH6629withhisbrethren;andhewasH1961aladH5288withthesonsH1121ofBilhahבִלְהָ֛הvil.HahH1090,andwiththesonsH1121ofZilpahזִלְפָּ֖הzil.PahH2153,hisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1wivesH802:andJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130broughtH935theevilH7451reportדִּבָּתָ֥םdi.ba.TamH1681ofthemuntotheirfatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃'a.vi.HemH1.

3NowIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478lovedH157Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130morethanallhischildren,becausehewasthesonH1121ofhisoldage:andhemadeH6213himacoatofmany colors.

4AndhisbrethrensawH7200thattheirfatherאֲבִיהֶם֙'a.vi.HemH1lovedH157himmorethanallhisbrethren;andtheyhatedוַֽיִּשְׂנְא֖וּvai.yis.ne.'UH8130him,andcouldnotspeakדַּבְּר֥וֹda.be.RoH1696peaceablyuntohim.

5AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130dreamedוַיַּחֲלֹ֤םvai.ya.cha.LomH2492adreamחֲל֔וֹםcha.LomH2472,andhetoldH5046ittohisbrethren:andtheyhatedH8130himyetH5750themore.

6AndhesaidH559untothem,Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085,Iprayyou,thisdreamחָלָֽמְתִּי׃cha.La.me.tiH2492whichIhavedreamedH2492:

7for,behold,wewerebindingsheavesH485inthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704,and,lo,mysheafH485aroseקָ֥מָהKa.mahH6965,andalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571stoodH5324upright;and,behold,yoursheavesH485cameroundתְסֻבֶּ֙ינָה֙te.su.Bei.nahH5437about,andmadeobeisancetomysheafH485.

8AndhisbrethrensaidH559tohim, Shalt thouindeedreignH4427overus?orshalt thouindeedhavedominionH4910overus?AndtheyhatedH8130himyetH5750themoreforhisdreamsחֲלֹמֹתָ֖יוcha.lo.mo.TavH2472,andforhiswordsדְּבָרָֽיו׃de.va.RavH1697.

9Andhedreamedוַיַּחֲלֹ֥םvai.ya.cha.LomH2492yetH5750anotherdreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472,andtoldittohisbrethren,andsaidH559,Behold,Ihavedreamedחָלַ֤מְתִּֽיcha.Lam.tiH2492yetH5750adreamחֲלוֹם֙cha.lOmH2472;and,behold,thesunהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121andthemoonוְהַיָּרֵ֗חַve.hai.ya.Re.achH3394andelevenstarsכּֽוֹכָבִ֔יםko.kha.VimH3556made obeisancetome.

10Andhetoldittohisfatherאָבִיו֮'a.VivH1,andtohisbrethren;andhisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1rebukedH1605him,andsaidH559untohim,Whatisthisdreamהַחֲל֥וֹםha.cha.LomH2472thatthou hastdreamedחָלָ֑מְתָּcha.La.me.taH2492?ShallIandthymotherוְאִמְּךָ֣ve.'i.me.KhaH517andthybrethrenindeedcomeH935tobowלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֥תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812downH7812ourselvestotheetotheearthH776?

11Andhisbrethrenenviedhim; buthisfatherוְאָבִ֖יוve.'a.VivH1keptH8104thesayinginmind.

12AndhisbrethrenwenttofeedH7462theirfather’sאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1flockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629inShechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃bish.KhemH7927.

13AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559untoJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130,ArenotthybrethrenfeedingtheflockinShechemבִּשְׁכֶ֔םbish.KhemH7927? come,andIwillsendוְאֶשְׁלָחֲךָ֣ve.'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971thee untothem.AndhesaidH559tohim,Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009amI.

14AndhesaidH559tohim,GoH935now,seeרְאֵ֜הre.'EhH7200whetheritiswellwiththybrethren,andwellwiththeflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629;andbringH935mewordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697again.SohesentH7971himoutofthevaleofHebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,andhecameH935toShechemשְׁכֶֽמָה׃she.Khe.mahH7927.

15Andacertainmanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376foundH4672him,and,behold,hewaswanderingתֹעֶ֖הto.'EhH8582inthefieldH7704:andthemanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376askedוַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֧הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huH7592him,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Whatseekest thou?

16AndhesaidH559,Iamseekingמְבַקֵּ֑שׁme.va.KeshH1245mybrethren:tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046me,Ipraythee,whereאֵיפֹ֖ה'ei.FohH375theyarefeedingtheflock.

17Andthemanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376saidH559,Theyaredepartedנָסְע֣וּna.se.'UH5265hence;forIheardH8085themsayH559, LetusgotoDothanדֹּתָ֑יְנָהdo.Ta.ye.nahH1886.AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130wentafterhisbrethren,andfoundH4672theminDothanבְּדֹתָֽן׃be.do.TanH1886.

18AndtheysawH7200himafarH7350off,andbeforehecamenearuntothem,theyconspiredagainsthimtoslayhim.

19AndtheysaidH559oneH376toanother,Behold,thisdreamer cometh.

20Comenowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258,andletusslayH2026him,andcastH7993himintooneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259ofthepitsH953,andwewillsayוְאָמַ֕רְנוּve.'a.Mar.nuH559,AnevilH7451beasthathdevouredH398him:andweshallseeוְנִרְאֶ֕הve.nir.'EhH7200whatwillbecomeH1961ofhisdreamsחֲלֹמֹתָֽיו׃cha.lo.mo.TavH2472.

21AndReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205heardH8085it,anddeliveredH5337himoutoftheirhandמִיָּדָ֑םmi.ya.DamH3027,andsaidH559,Letusnottakehislifeנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

22AndReubenרְאוּבֵן֮re.'u.VenH7205saidH559untothem,Shedתִּשְׁפְּכוּ־tish.pe.khu-H8210nobloodדָם֒damH1818;castH7993himintothispitהַבּ֤וֹרha.BorH953thatisinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,butlaynohandוְיָ֖דve.YadH3027uponhim:thathemightdeliverH5337himoutoftheirhandמִיָּדָ֔םmi.ya.DamH3027,torestoreלַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹla.ha.shi.VoH7725himtohisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

23AnditcameH935topass,whenJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wasH1961comeH935untohisbrethren,thattheystrippedH6584Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130ofhiscoat,thecoatofmany colorsthatwasH1961onhim;

24andtheytookH3947him,andcastH7993himintothepitהַבֹּ֑רָהha.Bo.rahH953:andthepitוְהַבּ֣וֹרve.ha.BorH953wasemptyרֵ֔קRekH7386,therewasnowaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325init.

25AndtheysatH3427downלְהוֹרִ֥ידle.ho.RidH3381toeatלֶֽאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398breadלֶחֶם֒le.ChemH3899:andtheyliftedוַיִּשְׂא֤וּvai.yis.'UH5375uptheireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869andlookedH7200,and,behold,acaravanofIshmaelitesיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔יםyish.me.'e.LimH3459wascomingH935fromGileadמִגִּלְעָ֑דmi.gil.'AdH1568,withtheircamelsוּגְמַלֵּיהֶ֣םu.ge.ma.lei.HemH1581bearingH5375spiceryandbalmוּצְרִ֣יu.tze.RiH6875andmyrrhוָלֹ֔טva.LotH3910,goingH1980tocarryנֹֽשְׂאִ֗יםno.se.'ImH5375itdownH3381toEgyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

26AndJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063saidH559untohisbrethren,Whatprofitבֶּ֗צַעBe.tza'H1215isitifweslayH2026ourbrotherH251andconcealH3680hisbloodדָּמֽוֹ׃da.MoH1818?

27Come,andletussellוְנִמְכְּרֶ֣נּוּve.nim.ke.Re.nuH4376himtotheIshmaelitesלַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗יםlai.yish.me.'e.LimH3459,andletnotourhandוְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ve.ya.De.nuH3027beתְּהִי־te.hi-H1961uponhim;forheisourbrotherH251,ourfleshבְשָׂרֵ֖נוּve.sa.Re.nuH1320.Andhisbrethrenhearkened untohim.

28AndtherepassedH5674byMidianitesH4084, merchantmen;andtheydrewH4900andliftedupJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130outofthepitהַבּ֔וֹרha.BorH953,andsoldH4376Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130totheIshmaelitesלַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖יםlai.yish.me.'e.LimH3459fortwentyבְּעֶשְׂרִ֣יםbe.'es.RimH6242piecesofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701.AndtheybroughtH935Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130intoEgyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

29AndReubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725untothepitהַבּ֔וֹרha.BorH953;and,behold,Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wasnotinthepitבַּבּ֑וֹרba.BorH953;andherenthisclothesבְּגָדָֽיו׃be.ga.DavH899.

30Andhereturnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725untohisbrethren,andsaidH559,ThechildH3206isnot;andI, whithershallIgoH935?

31AndtheytookH3947Joseph’scoat,andkilledahe-goat,anddippedH2881thecoatinthebloodבַּדָּֽם׃ba.DamH1818;

32andtheysentH7971thecoatofmany colors,andtheybroughtH935ittotheirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1,andsaidH559,ThishavewefoundH4672:knownowwhetheritisthyson’sבִּנְךָ֛bin.KhaH1121coatornot.

33Andheknewit,andsaidH559,Itismyson’sבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121coat:anevilH7451beasthathdevouredH398him;Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130iswithout doubttornH2963inpieces.

34AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290renthisgarmentsH8071,andputוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760sackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242uponhisloinsבְּמָתְנָ֑יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975,andmournedוַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥לvai.yit.'a.BelH56forhissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

35Andallhissonsבָּנָ֨יוba.NavH1121andallhisdaughtersבְּנֹתָ֜יוbe.no.TavH1323roseH6965uptocomfortלְנַחֲמ֗וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162him;butherefusedH3985tobecomfortedלְהִתְנַחֵ֔םle.hit.na.ChemH5162;andhesaidH559,ForIwillgoאֵרֵ֧ד'e.RedH3381downtoSheolשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585tomysonבְּנִ֛יbe.NiH1121mourningאָבֵ֖ל'a.VelH57.Andhisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058forhim.

36AndtheMidianitessoldH4376himintoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714untoPotipharלְפֽוֹטִיפַר֙le.fo.ti.FarH6318,anofficerofPharaoh’s,thecaptainoftheguard.

Commentaries on Genesis 37

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