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Genesis 37:3-23

3Now Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478lovedאָהַ֤ב'a.HavH157אֶת־'et-H853Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130more thanמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605his other sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Josephה֖וּאhu'H1931had been bornבֶן־ven-H1121to himin his old ageזְקֻנִ֥יםze.ku.NimH2208;so he madeוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213hima robeכְּתֹ֥נֶתke.To.netH3801of many colorsפַּסִּֽים׃pa.SimH6446.

4When Joseph’s brothersאֶחָ֗יו'e.ChavH251sawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588their fatherאֲבִיהֶם֙'a.vi.HemH1lovedאָהַ֤ב'a.HavH157himאֹת֞וֹ'o.ToH853more than anyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605of themאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251,they hatedוַֽיִּשְׂנְא֖וּvai.yis.ne.'UH8130himאֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853and couldיָכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808speakדַּבְּר֥וֹda.be.RoH1696a kind word to himלְשָׁלֹֽם׃le.sha.LomH7965.

5Then Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130had a dreamוַיַּחֲלֹ֤ם חֲל֔וֹםvai.ya.cha.Lom cha.LomH2492 H2472,and when he toldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046it to his brothersלְאֶחָ֑יוle.'e.ChavH251,they hatedשְׂנֹ֥אse.No'H8130himאֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853even moreוַיּוֹסִ֥פוּ ע֖וֹדvai.yo.Si.fu odH3254 H5750.

6He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themאֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH413, “Listenשִׁמְעוּ־ נָ֕אshim.'u- na'H8085 H4994to thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834dream I hadהַחֲל֥וֹם חָלָֽמְתִּי׃ha.cha.Lom cha.La.me.tiH2492 H2472:

7וְ֠הִנֵּהVe.hi.nehH2009Weאֲנַ֜חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587were bindingמְאַלְּמִ֤יםme.'a.le.MimH481sheaves of grainאֲלֻמִּים֙'a.lu.MimH485inבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704,and suddenlyוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009my sheafאֲלֻמָּתִ֖י'a.lu.ma.TiH485roseקָ֥מָהKa.mahH6965andוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571stood uprightנִצָּ֑בָה וְהִנֵּ֤הni.Tza.vah ve.hi.NehH5324 H2009,while your sheavesאֲלֻמֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lu.Mo.tei.KhemH485gathered aroundתְסֻבֶּ֙ינָה֙te.su.Bei.nahH5437and bowed downוַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖יןָva.tish.ta.cha.Vei.naH7812toלַאֲלֻמָּתִֽי׃la.'a.lu.ma.TiH485mine.”

8“Do you intend to reignH4427over usעָלֵ֔ינוּ אִם־'a.Lei.nu 'im-H5921 H518?”his brothersאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251askedוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559. “Will you actually ruleH4910us?”So they hatedשְׂנֹ֣אse.No'H8130himאֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853even moreוַיּוֹסִ֤פוּ עוֹד֙vai.yo.Si.fu 'OdH3254 H5750because ofעַל־'al-H5921his dreamחֲלֹמֹתָ֖יו וְעַל־cha.lo.mo.Tav ve.'al-H2472 H5921and his statementsדְּבָרָֽיו׃de.va.RavH1697.

9Then Joseph had anotherעוֹד֙ אַחֵ֔ר'Od 'a.CherH5750 H312dreamוַיַּחֲלֹ֥ם חֲל֣וֹםvai.ya.cha.Lom cha.LomH2492 H2472and toldוַיְסַפֵּ֥רvay.sa.PerH5608אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853it to his brothersלְאֶחָ֑יוle.'e.ChavH251. “Lookהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,”he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I had anotherע֔וֹד וְהִנֵּ֧הod ve.hi.NehH5750 H2009dreamחָלַ֤מְתִּֽי חֲלוֹם֙cha.Lam.ti cha.lOmH2492 H2472,and this time the sunהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121and moonוְהַיָּרֵ֗חַve.hai.ya.Re.achH3394and elevenוְאַחַ֤ד עָשָׂר֙ve.'a.Chad 'a.SarH259 H6240starsכּֽוֹכָבִ֔יםko.kha.VimH3556were bowing downמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖יםmish.ta.cha.VimH7812to me.”

10He toldוַיְסַפֵּ֣ר אֶל־vay.sa.Per 'el-H5608 H413his fatherאָבִיו֮ וְאֶל־'a.Viv ve.'el-H1 H413and brothersאֶחָיו֒'e.ChavH251,but his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1rebukedוַיִּגְעַר־vai.yig.'ar-H1605himand saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָ֛הmahH4100is this dreamהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have hadהַחֲל֥וֹם חָלָ֑מְתָּha.cha.Lom cha.La.me.taH2472 H2492?Will your motherוְאִמְּךָ֣ve.'i.me.KhaH517and brothersוְאַחֶ֔יךָve.'a.Chei.khaH251and Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589actuallyהֲב֣וֹאha.Vo'H935comeנָב֗וֹאna.Vo'H935and bow downלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֥תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776before you?”

11And his brothersאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251were jealousוַיְקַנְאוּ־vay.kan.'u-H7065of him,but his fatherוְאָבִ֖יוve.'a.VivH1kept in mindשָׁמַ֥רsha.MarH8104what he had saidהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697אֶת־'et-H853.

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.

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—

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