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Genesis 37:1-5

1Now Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290livedוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776where his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1had residedמְגוּרֵ֣יme.gu.ReiH4033,the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

2Thisאֵ֣לֶּה׀'E.lehH428is the accountתֹּלְד֣וֹתto.le.DotH8435of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290.When Josephיוֹסֵ֞ףyo.SefH3130wasseventeenשְׁבַֽע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.va'- 'es.RehH7651 H6240yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,he wasהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961tendingרֹעֶ֤הro.'EhH7462the flockבַּצֹּ֔אן וְה֣וּאba.Tzon ve.Hu'H6629 H1931withאֶת־'et-H854his brothersאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251נַ֗עַרNa.'arH5288אֶת־'et-H854,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1wivesנְשֵׁ֣יne.SheiH802Bilhahבִלְהָ֛ה וְאֶת־ בְּנֵ֥יvil.Hah ve.'Et be.NeiH1090 H854 H1121and Zilpahזִלְפָּ֖הzil.PahH2153,and heיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130אֶת־'et-H853broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935their fatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃'a.vi.HemH1a badרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451reportדִּבָּתָ֥םdi.ba.TamH1681about themאֶל־'el-H413.

3Now Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478lovedאָהַ֤ב'a.HavH157אֶת־'et-H853Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130more thanמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605his other sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Josephה֖וּאhu'H1931had been bornבֶן־ven-H1121to himin his old ageזְקֻנִ֥יםze.ku.NimH2208;so he madeוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213hima robeכְּתֹ֥נֶתke.To.netH3801of many colorsפַּסִּֽים׃pa.SimH6446.

4When Joseph’s brothersאֶחָ֗יו'e.ChavH251sawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588their fatherאֲבִיהֶם֙'a.vi.HemH1lovedאָהַ֤ב'a.HavH157himאֹת֞וֹ'o.ToH853more than anyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605of themאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251,they hatedוַֽיִּשְׂנְא֖וּvai.yis.ne.'UH8130himאֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853and couldיָכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808speakדַּבְּר֥וֹda.be.RoH1696a kind word to himלְשָׁלֹֽם׃le.sha.LomH7965.

5Then Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130had a dreamוַיַּחֲלֹ֤ם חֲל֔וֹםvai.ya.cha.Lom cha.LomH2492 H2472,and when he toldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046it to his brothersלְאֶחָ֑יוle.'e.ChavH251,they hatedשְׂנֹ֥אse.No'H8130himאֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853even moreוַיּוֹסִ֥פוּ ע֖וֹדvai.yo.Si.fu odH3254 H5750.

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