Genesis 37
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Genesis 37:17-20

17וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559הָאִישׁ֙ha.'Ishthe manH9009H376נָסְע֣וּna.se.'Uthey have departedH5265מִזֶּ֔הmi.Zehfrom hereH9006H2088כִּ֤יkiforH3588שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiI heard [them]H8085אֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimsayingH559נֵלְכָ֖הne.le.Khahlet us goH1980דֹּתָ֑יְנָהdo.Ta.ye.nahDothan towardsH1886H9011וַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH9001H1980יוֹסֵף֙yo.SefJosephH3130אַחַ֣ר'a.CharafterH310אֶחָ֔יו'e.Chavbrothers hisH251H9023וַיִּמְצָאֵ֖םvai.yim.tza.'Emand he found themH9001H4672H9038בְּדֹתָֽן׃be.do.Tanat DothanH9003H1886
18וַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'Uand they sawH9001H7200אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853H9033מֵרָחֹ֑קme.ra.Chokfrom a distanceH9006H7350וּבְטֶ֙רֶם֙u.ve.Te.remand just beforeH9002H9003H2962יִקְרַ֣בyik.Ravhe drew nearH7126אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.Hemto themH413H9038וַיִּֽתְנַכְּל֥וּvai.yit.na.ke.Luand they dealt deceptively withH9001H5230אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853H9033לַהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃la.ha.mi.Toto kill himH9005H4191H9033
19וַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH9001H559אִ֣ישׁ'isheachH376אֶל־'el-toH413אָחִ֑יו'a.Chivbrother hisH251H9023הִנֵּ֗הhi.Nehthere!H2009בַּ֛עַלBa.'al[the] master ofH1167הַחֲלֹמ֥וֹתha.cha.lo.Mot<the> dreamsH9009H2472הַלָּזֶ֖הha.la.ZehthisH1976בָּֽא׃Ba'[is] comingH935
20וְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.Tahand nowH9002H6258לְכ֣וּle.KhucomeH1980וְנַֽהַרְגֵ֗הוּve.na.har.Ge.huand let us kill himH9002H2026H9033וְנַשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙ve.nash.li.Khe.huand let us throw himH9002H7993H9033בְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.Chadin one ofH9003H259הַבֹּר֔וֹתha.bo.Rotthe pitsH9009H953וְאָמַ֕רְנוּve.'a.Mar.nuand we will sayH9001H559חַיָּ֥הchai.Yahan animalH2416רָעָ֖הra.'AhwildH7451אֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ'a.kha.La.te.huit has eaten himH398H9033וְנִרְאֶ֕הve.nir.'Ehand we may seeH9002H7200מַה־mah-what?H4100יִּהְי֖וּyih.Yuwill <they> beH1961חֲלֹמֹתָֽיו׃cha.lo.mo.Tavdreams hisH2472H9023
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