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Genesis 37:1-11

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.

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