Genesis 37
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Genesis 37:18-24

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
21וַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'and he heardH9001H8085רְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenReubenH7205וַיַּצִּלֵ֖הוּvai.ya.tzi.Le.huand he rescued himH9001H5337H9033מִיָּדָ֑םmi.ya.Damfrom hand theirH9006H3027H9028וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559לֹ֥אlo'notH3808נַכֶּ֖נּוּna.Ke.nulet us strike himH5221H9033נָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshlifeH5315
22וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559אֲלֵהֶ֣ם׀'a.le.Hemto themH413H9038רְאוּבֵן֮re.'u.VenReubenH7205אַל־'al-may notH408תִּשְׁפְּכוּ־tish.pe.khu-you shedH8210דָם֒dambloodH1818הַשְׁלִ֣יכוּhash.Li.khuthrowH7993אֹת֗וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853H9033אֶל־'el-intoH413הַבּ֤וֹרha.Borthe pitH9009H953הַזֶּה֙ha.Zeh<the> thisH9009H2088אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834בַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.Bar[is] in the wildernessH9003H4057וְיָ֖דve.Yadand a handH9002H3027אַל־'al-may notH408תִּשְׁלְחוּ־tish.le.chu-you stretch outH7971ב֑וֹvoon <the> himH9003H9033לְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anso asH4616הַצִּ֤ילha.Tzilto rescueH5337אֹתוֹ֙'o.To<obj.> himH853H9033מִיָּדָ֔םmi.ya.Damfrom hand theirH9006H3027H9028לַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹla.ha.shi.Voto restore himH9005H7725H9033אֶל־'el-toH413אָבִֽיו׃'a.Vivfather hisH1H9023
23וַֽיְהִ֕יvay.Hiand it wasH9001H1961כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-just whenH9004H834בָּ֥אba'he cameH935יוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefJosephH3130אֶל־'el-toH413אֶחָ֑יו'e.Chavbrothers hisH251H9023וַיַּפְשִׁ֤יטוּvai.yaf.Shi.tuand they strippedH9001H6584אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יוֹסֵף֙yo.SefJosephH3130אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹku.ta.ne.Tolong garment hisH3801H9023אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כְּתֹ֥נֶתke.To.net[the] long garment ofH3801הַפַּסִּ֖יםha.pa.Simthe palms and solesH9009H6446אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834עָלָֽיו׃'a.Lav[was] on himH5921H9033
24וַיִּ֨קָּחֻ֔הוּvai.Yi.ka.Chu.huand they took himH9001H3947H9033וַיַּשְׁלִ֥כוּvai.yash.Li.khuand they threwH9001H7993אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853H9033הַבֹּ֑רָהha.Bo.rahthe pit towardsH9009H953H9011וְהַבּ֣וֹרve.ha.Borand the pitH9002H9009H953רֵ֔קRek[was] emptyH7386אֵ֥ין'einthere notH369בּ֖וֹboin <the> itH9003H9033מָֽיִם׃Ma.yim[was] waterH4325
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