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Genesis 37:25-36

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.

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