Genesis 37
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Genesis 37:29-35

29וַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovand he returnedH9001H7725רְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenReubenH7205אֶל־'el-toH413הַבּ֔וֹרha.Borthe pitH9009H953וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Nehand there!H9002H2009אֵין־'ein-notH369יוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefJosephH3130בַּבּ֑וֹרba.Bor[was] in the pitH9003H953וַיִּקְרַ֖עvai.yik.Ra'and he toreH9001H7167אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853בְּגָדָֽיו׃be.ga.Davclothes hisH899H9023
30וַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovand he returnedH9001H7725אֶל־'el-toH413אֶחָ֖יו'e.Chavbrothers hisH251H9023וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.Marand he saidH9001H559הַיֶּ֣לֶדhai.Ye.ledthe boyH9009H3206אֵינֶ֔נּוּ'ei.Ne.nunot [is] heH369H9043וַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.Niand IH9002H589אָ֥נָה'A.nahwhere?H575אֲנִי־'a.ni-[am] IH589בָֽא׃Va'goingH935
31וַיִּקְח֖וּvai.yik.Chuand they tookH9001H3947אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.net[the] long garment ofH3801יוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefJosephH3130וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙vai.yish.cha.Tuand they slaughteredH9001H7819שְׂעִ֣ירse.'Ira male goat ofH8163עִזִּ֔ים'i.ZimgoatsH5795וַיִּטְבְּל֥וּvai.yit.be.Luand they dippedH9001H2881אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַכֻּתֹּ֖נֶתha.ku.To.netthe long garmentH9009H3801בַּדָּֽם׃ba.Damin the bloodH9003H1818
32וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֞וּvay.sha.le.Chuand they sentH9001H7971אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.net[the] long garment ofH3801הַפַּסִּ֗יםha.pa.Simthe palms and solesH9009H6446וַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙vai.ya.Vi.'uand they brought [it]H9001H935אֶל־'el-toH413אֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.Hemfather theirH1H9028וַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH9001H559זֹ֣אתzotthisH2063מָצָ֑אנוּma.Tza.nuwe have foundH4672הַכֶּר־ha.ker-investigateH5234נָ֗אNa'pleaseH4994הַכְּתֹ֧נֶתha.ke.To.net¿ [the] long garment ofH9008H3801בִּנְךָ֛bin.Khason yourH1121H9021הִ֖ואhi'[is] itH1931אִם־'im-or?H518לֹֽא׃Lo'notH3808
33וַיַּכִּירָ֤הּvai.ya.ki.Rahand he recognized itH9001H5234H9034וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559כְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.net[it is] [the] long garment ofH3801בְּנִ֔יbe.Nison myH1121H9020חַיָּ֥הchai.Yahan animalH2416רָעָ֖הra.'AhwildH7451אֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ'a.kha.La.te.huit has eaten himH398H9033טָרֹ֥ףta.Rofcertainly <to tear>H2963טֹרַ֖ףto.Rafhe has been torn to piecesH2963יוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefJosephH3130
34וַיִּקְרַ֤עvai.yik.Ra'and he toreH9001H7167יַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoJacobH3290שִׂמְלֹתָ֔יוsim.lo.Tavclothes hisH8071H9023וַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he putH9001H7760שַׂ֖קsaksackclothH8242בְּמָתְנָ֑יוbe.ma.te.Navon loins hisH9003H4975H9023וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥לvai.yit.'a.Beland he mournedH9001H56עַל־'al-onH5921בְּנ֖וֹbe.Noson hisH1121H9023יָמִ֥יםya.MimdaysH3117רַבִּֽים׃ra.BimmanyH7227
35וַיָּקֻמוּ֩vai.ya.ku.Muand they aroseH9001H6965כָל־khol-allH3605בָּנָ֨יוba.Navsons hisH1121H9023וְכָל־ve.kholand allH9002H3605בְּנֹתָ֜יוbe.no.Tavdaughters hisH1323H9023לְנַחֲמ֗וֹle.na.cha.Moto comfort himH9005H5162H9033וַיְמָאֵן֙vay.ma.'Enand he refusedH9001H3985לְהִתְנַחֵ֔םle.hit.na.Chemto be comfortedH9005H5162וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559כִּֽי־ki-thatH3588אֵרֵ֧ד'e.RedI will go downH3381אֶל־'el-toH413בְּנִ֛יbe.Nison myH1121H9020אָבֵ֖ל'a.VelmourningH57שְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahSheol towardsH7585H9011וַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekand he wept forH9001H1058אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853H9033אָבִֽיו׃'a.Vivfather hisH1H9023
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