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Genesis 37:20-22

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.

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