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Genesis 37:18-24

18Now Joseph’s brothers sawוַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'UH7200himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853in the distanceמֵרָחֹ֑קme.ra.ChokH7350,and beforeוּבְטֶ֙רֶם֙u.ve.Te.remH2962he arrivedיִקְרַ֣ב אֲלֵיהֶ֔םyik.Rav 'a.lei.HemH7126 H413,they plottedוַיִּֽתְנַכְּל֥וּvai.yit.na.ke.LuH5230אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853to kill himלַהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃la.ha.mi.ToH4191.

19“Hereהִנֵּ֗הhi.NehH2009comesבָּֽא׃Ba'H935thatהַלָּזֶ֖הha.la.ZehH1976dreamerבַּ֛עַל הַחֲלֹמ֥וֹתBa.'al ha.cha.lo.MotH1167 H2472!”they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251.

20“Comeלְכ֣וּle.KhuH1980nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258,let us kill himוְנַֽהַרְגֵ֗הוּve.na.har.Ge.huH2026and throw himוְנַשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙ve.nash.li.Khe.huH7993into oneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of the pitsהַבֹּר֔וֹתha.bo.RotH953.We can sayוְאָמַ֕רְנוּve.'a.Mar.nuH559that a viciousרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451animalחַיָּ֥הchai.YahH2416has devoured himאֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ'a.kha.La.te.huH398.Then we shall seeוְנִרְאֶ֕הve.nir.'EhH7200whatמַה־mah-H4100becomesיִּהְי֖וּyih.YuH1961of his dreamsחֲלֹמֹתָֽיו׃cha.lo.mo.TavH2472!”

21When Reubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085this,he tried to rescueוַיַּצִּלֵ֖הוּvai.ya.tzi.Le.huH5337Josephfrom their handsמִיָּדָ֑םmi.ya.DamH3027. “Let us notלֹ֥אlo'H3808takeנַכֶּ֖נּוּna.Ke.nuH5221his lifeנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315,”he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

22“Do not shedתִּשְׁפְּכוּ־tish.pe.khu-H8210hisbloodדָם֒damH1818.Throwהַשְׁלִ֣יכוּhash.Li.khuH7993himאֹת֗וֹ'o.ToH853intoאֲלֵהֶ֣ם׀'a.le.HemH413thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834pitהַבּ֤וֹרha.BorH953in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,but do notאַל־'al-H408layתִּשְׁלְחוּ־tish.le.chu-H7971a handוְיָ֖דve.YadH3027on him.”Reubenרְאוּבֵן֮ אַל־re.'u.Ven 'al-H7205 H408said thisוַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֶל־vai.Yo.mer 'el-H559 H413so thatלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616he could rescueהַצִּ֤ילha.TzilH5337Josephאֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853from their handsמִיָּדָ֔םmi.ya.DamH3027and return himלַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹla.ha.shi.VoH7725toאֶל־'el-H413his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

23Soוַֽיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961whenכַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130cameבָּ֥אba'H935toאֶל־'el-H413his brothersאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251,they strippedוַיַּפְשִׁ֤יטוּvai.yaf.Shi.tuH6584אֶת־'et-H853himיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130אֶת־'et-H853of his robeכֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹku.ta.ne.ToH3801אֶת־'et-H853—the robeכְּתֹ֥נֶתke.To.netH3801of many colorsהַפַּסִּ֖יםha.pa.SimH6446אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he was wearingעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921—

24and they took himוַיִּ֨קָּחֻ֔הוּvai.Yi.ka.Chu.huH3947and threwוַיַּשְׁלִ֥כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853into the pitהַבֹּ֑רָהha.Bo.rahH953.Now the pitוְהַבּ֣וֹרve.ha.BorH953was emptyרֵ֔קRekH7386,with noאֵ֥ין'einH369waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325in it.

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