Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 37:12-17

12Some time later, Joseph’s brothersאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251had goneוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980to pastureלִרְע֛וֹתlir.'otH7462אֶׄתׄ־'et-H853their father’sאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1flocksצֹ֥אןtzonH6629near Shechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃bish.KhemH7927.

13Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413himיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130, “Are notהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808your brothersאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251pasturingרֹעִ֣יםro.'ImH7462the flocks at Shechemבִּשְׁכֶ֔םbish.KhemH7927?Get readyלְכָ֖הle.KhahH1980;I am sendingוְאֶשְׁלָחֲךָ֣ve.'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971you to themאֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH413.” “I am readyהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009,”Joseph repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

14Then Israel toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him, “Goלֶךְ־lekh-H1980nowנָ֨אna'H4994and seeרְאֵ֜הre.'EhH7200אֶת־'et-H853שְׁל֤וֹםshe.LomH7965how your brothersאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the flocksהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629are faringשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965,and bring wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697back to meוַהֲשִׁבֵ֖נִיva.ha.shi.Ve.niH7725.”So he sent him offוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yish.la.Che.huH7971from the Valleyמֵעֵ֣מֶקme.'E.mekH6010of Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275.And when Joseph arrivedוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935in Shechemשְׁכֶֽמָה׃she.Khe.mahH7927,

15וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376found himוַיִּמְצָאֵ֣הוּvai.yim.tza.'E.huH4672wanderingתֹעֶ֖הto.'EhH8582in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704and askedוַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֧הוּ הָאִ֛ישׁ לֵאמֹ֖רvai.yish.'a.Le.hu ha.'Ish le.MorH7592 H376 H559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100are you looking forתְּבַקֵּֽשׁ׃te.va.KeshH1245?”

16“I amאָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiH595looking forמְבַקֵּ֑שׁme.va.KeshH1245my brothersאַחַ֖י'a.ChaiH251,”Joseph repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶת־'et-H853. “Can you please tellהַגִּֽידָה־ נָּ֣אha.gi.dah- na'H5046 H4994mewhereאֵיפֹ֖ה'ei.FohH375theyהֵ֥םhemH1992are pasturing their flocksרֹעִֽים׃ro.'ImH7462?”

17“They have moved onנָסְע֣וּna.se.'UH5265from hereמִזֶּ֔ה כִּ֤יmi.Zeh kiH2088 H3588,”the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376answeredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “I heard themשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085sayאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559, ‘Let us goנֵלְכָ֖הne.le.KhahH1980to Dothanדֹּתָ֑יְנָהdo.Ta.ye.nahH1886.’”So Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130set outוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310his brothersאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251and found themוַיִּמְצָאֵ֖םvai.yim.tza.'EmH4672at Dothanבְּדֹתָֽן׃be.do.TanH1886.

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