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Genesis 37:1-5

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.

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