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Genesis 37:21-30

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.

25And as they sat downוַיֵּשְׁבוּ֮vai.ye.she.VuH3427to eatלֶֽאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398a mealלֶחֶם֒le.ChemH3899,they looked upוַיִּשְׂא֤וּ עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙ וַיִּרְא֔וּvai.yis.'U 'ei.nei.Hem vai.yir.'UH5375 H5869 H7200and sawוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009a caravanאֹרְחַ֣ת'o.re.ChatH736of Ishmaelitesיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔יםyish.me.'e.LimH3459comingבָּאָ֖הba.'AhH935from Gileadמִגִּלְעָ֑דmi.gil.'AdH1568.Their camelsוּגְמַלֵּיהֶ֣םu.ge.ma.lei.HemH1581were carryingנֹֽשְׂאִ֗יםno.se.'ImH5375spicesנְכֹאת֙ne.khoTH5219,balmוּצְרִ֣יu.tze.RiH6875,and myrrhוָלֹ֔טva.LotH3910on their wayהוֹלְכִ֖יםhol.KhimH1980downלְהוֹרִ֥ידle.ho.RidH3381to Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

26Then Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his brothersאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100profit will we gainבֶּ֗צַעBe.tza'H1215ifכִּ֤יkiH3588we killנַהֲרֹג֙na.ha.RogH2026אֶת־'et-H853our brotherאָחִ֔ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251and cover upוְכִסִּ֖ינוּve.khi.Si.nuH3680אֶת־'et-H853his bloodדָּמֽוֹ׃da.MoH1818?

27Comeלְכ֞וּle.KhuH1980,let us sell himוְנִמְכְּרֶ֣נּוּve.nim.ke.Re.nuH4376to the Ishmaelitesלַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗יםlai.yish.me.'e.LimH3459and notאַל־'al-H408layתְּהִי־te.hi-H1961a handוְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ve.ya.De.nuH3027on him;forכִּֽי־ki-H3588heה֑וּאHu'H1931is our brotherאָחִ֥ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251,our own fleshבְשָׂרֵ֖נוּve.sa.Re.nuH1320.”And theyאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251agreedוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085.

28So when the Midianiteמִדְיָנִ֜יםmid.ya.NimH4084tradersסֹֽחֲרִ֗יםso.cha.RimH5503passed byוַיַּֽעַבְרוּ֩ אֲנָשִׁ֨יםvai.ya.'av.Ru 'a.na.ShimH5674 H582,his brothers pulledוַֽיִּמְשְׁכוּ֙ וַיַּֽעֲל֤וּvai.yim.she.Khu vai.ya.'a.LuH4900 H5927אֶת־'et-H853Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130out ofמִן־min-H4480the pitהַבּ֔וֹרha.BorH953and soldוַיִּמְכְּר֧וּvai.yim.ke.RuH4376אֶת־'et-H853himיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130for twentyבְּעֶשְׂרִ֣יםbe.'es.RimH6242shekelsof silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701to the Ishmaelitesלַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖יםlai.yish.me.'e.LimH3459,who tookוַיָּבִ֥יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935אֶת־'et-H853himיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130to Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

29When Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the pitהַבּ֔וֹרha.BorH953and sawוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009that Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130was not thereאֵין־ בַּבּ֑וֹר'ein- ba.BorH369 H953,he toreוַיִּקְרַ֖עvai.yik.Ra'H7167אֶת־'et-H853his clothesבְּגָדָֽיו׃be.ga.DavH899,

30returnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toאֶל־'el-H413his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “The boyהַיֶּ֣לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206is goneאֵינֶ֔נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369!What am I going to doאָ֥נָה בָֽא׃'A.nah Va'H589 H575 H935?”

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