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Genesis 37:29-35

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?”

31Then they tookוַיִּקְח֖וּvai.yik.ChuH3947אֶת־'et-H853Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130robeכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801,slaughteredוַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙vai.yish.cha.TuH7819a young goatשְׂעִ֣יר עִזִּ֔יםse.'Ir 'i.ZimH8163 H5795,and dippedוַיִּטְבְּל֥וּvai.yit.be.LuH2881אֶת־'et-H853the robeהַכֻּתֹּ֖נֶתha.ku.To.netH3801in its bloodבַּדָּֽם׃ba.DamH1818.

32They sentוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֞וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971אֶת־'et-H853the robeכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801of many colorsהַפַּסִּ֗ים וַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙ha.pa.Sim vai.ya.Vi.'uH6446 H935toאֶל־'el-H413their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We foundמָצָ֑אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672thisזֹ֣אתzotH2063.Examine itהַכֶּר־ha.ker-H5234to see whetherנָ֗אNa'H4994itהִ֖ואhi'H1931isyour son’sבִּנְךָ֛bin.KhaH1121robeהַכְּתֹ֧נֶתha.ke.To.netH3801orאִם־'im-H518notלֹֽא׃Lo'H3808.”

33His father recognized itוַיַּכִּירָ֤הּvai.ya.ki.RahH5234and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “It is my son’sבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121robeכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801!A viciousרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451animalחַיָּ֥הchai.YahH2416has devoured himאֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ'a.kha.La.te.huH398.Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130has surely been torn to piecesH2963!”

34Then Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290toreוַיִּקְרַ֤עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֔יוsim.lo.TavH8071,putוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760sackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242around his waistבְּמָתְנָ֑יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975,and mournedוַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥לvai.yit.'a.BelH56forעַל־'al-H5921his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

35וַיָּקֻמוּ֩vai.ya.ku.MuH6965Allכָל־khol-H3605his sonsבָּנָ֨יו וְכָל־ba.Nav ve.kholH1121 H3605and daughtersבְּנֹתָ֜יוbe.no.TavH1323tried to comfort himלְנַחֲמ֗וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162,but he refusedוַיְמָאֵן֙vay.ma.'EnH3985to be comfortedלְהִתְנַחֵ֔םle.hit.na.ChemH5162. “No,” he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶר כִּֽי־vai.Yo.mer ki-H559 H3588. “I will go downאֵרֵ֧ד'e.RedH3381to Sheolשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585mourningאָבֵ֖ל'a.VelH57forאֶל־'el-H413my sonבְּנִ֛יbe.NiH1121.”So his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058for himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853.

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