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Genesis 37:18-28

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.

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