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Genesis 37

1AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290dweltוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inthelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776wherehisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1sojourned—inthelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

2ThesearethegenerationsH8435ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290.Josephיוֹסֵ֞ףyo.SefH3130,beingseventeenyearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141old, fedtheflockבַּצֹּ֔אןba.TzonH6629withhisbrethren;andhewasH1961doingservicewiththesonsH1121ofBilhahבִלְהָ֛הvil.HahH1090,andwiththesonsH1121ofZilpahזִלְפָּ֖הzil.PahH2153,hisfather'swivesH802.AndJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130broughtH935tohisfatherH1anevilH7451reportדִּבָּתָ֥םdi.ba.TamH1681ofthem.

3AndIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478lovedH157Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130morethanallhissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121,becausehewassonבֶן־ven-H1121ofhisoldage;andhemadeH6213himavestofmany colours.

4AndhisbrethrensawH7200thattheirfatherאֲבִיהֶם֙'a.vi.HemH1lovedH157himmorethanallhisbrethren,andtheyhatedוַֽיִּשְׂנְא֖וּvai.yis.ne.'UH8130him,andcouldnotgreethimwithfriendliness.

5AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130dreamedוַיַּחֲלֹ֤םvai.ya.cha.LomH2492adreamחֲל֔וֹםcha.LomH2472,andtoldH5046[it]tohisbrethren,andtheyhatedH8130himyetH5750themore.

6AndhesaidH559tothem,Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085,Iprayyou,thisdreamחָלָֽמְתִּי׃cha.La.me.tiH2492,whichIhavedreamt:

7Behold,wewerebindingsheavesH485inthefieldsהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704,andlo,mysheafH485roseH6965up,andremainedstandingH5324;andbehold,yoursheavesH485cameroundתְסֻבֶּ֙ינָה֙te.su.Bei.nahH5437aboutandbowedH7812downוַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖יןָva.tish.ta.cha.Vei.naH7812tomysheafH485.

8AndhisbrethrensaidH559tohim, Wilt thouindeedbeakingH4427overus? wilt thouindeedruleH4910overus?AndtheyhatedH8130himyetH5750themoreforhisdreamsחֲלֹמֹתָ֖יוcha.lo.mo.TavH2472andforhiswordsדְּבָרָֽיו׃de.va.RavH1697.

9AndhedreamedH2492yetH5750anotherdreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472,andtoldittohisbrethren,andsaidH559,Behold,Ihavedreamtanotherdreamחֲלוֹם֙cha.lOmH2472,andbehold,thesunהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121andthemoonוְהַיָּרֵ֗חַve.hai.ya.Re.achH3394andelevenstarsכּֽוֹכָבִ֔יםko.kha.VimH3556bowedH7812downמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖יםmish.ta.cha.VimH7812tome.

10Andhetold[it]tohisfatherאָבִיו֮'a.VivH1andtohisbrethren.Andhisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1rebukedH1605him,andsaidH559tohim,Whatisthisdreamהַחֲל֥וֹםha.cha.LomH2472whichthou hast dreamt?ShallweindeedcomeH935,Iandthymotherוְאִמְּךָ֣ve.'i.me.KhaH517andthybrethren,tobowלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֥תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812downH7812ourselvestotheetotheearthH776?

11Andhisbrethrenenviedhim; buthisfatherוְאָבִ֖יוve.'a.VivH1keptH8104thesaying.

12AndhisbrethrenwenttofeedH7462their father'sflockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629atShechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃bish.KhemH7927.

13AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559toJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130, DonotthybrethrenfeedH7462[theflock]atShechemבִּשְׁכֶ֔םbish.KhemH7927? Come,thatImaysendוְאֶשְׁלָחֲךָ֣ve.'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971theetothem.AndhesaidH559tohim,Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009amI.

14AndhesaidH559tohim,GoH935,Ipraythee,seeרְאֵ֜הre.'EhH7200afterthewelfareשְׁל֤וֹםshe.LomH7965ofthybrethren,andafterthewelfareשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965oftheflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629;andbringH935mewordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697again.AndhesentH7971himoutofthevaleofHebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275;andhecameH935towardsShechemשְׁכֶֽמָה׃she.Khe.mahH7927.

15Andamanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376foundH4672him,andbehold,hewaswanderingתֹעֶ֖הto.'EhH8582inthecountryבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704;andthemanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376askedוַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֧הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huH7592him,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Whatseekest thou?

16AndhesaidH559,Iamseekingמְבַקֵּ֑שׁme.va.KeshH1245mybrethren:tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046me,Ipraythee,whereאֵיפֹ֖ה'ei.FohH375theyfeedH7462[theirflocks].

17Andthemanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376saidH559,Theyhaveremovedfromthis;forIheardH8085themsayH559, LetusgotoDothanדֹּתָ֑יְנָהdo.Ta.ye.nahH1886.AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130wentafterhisbrethren,andfoundH4672thematDothanבְּדֹתָֽן׃be.do.TanH1886.

18AndwhentheysawH7200himfromafarH7350,andbeforehecameneartothem,theyconspiredagainsthimtoputH4191himtodeathH4191.

19AndtheysaidH559oneH376toanother,Behold,therecomesH935thatdreamer!

20Andnowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258comeandletuskillוְנַֽהַרְגֵ֗הוּve.na.har.Ge.huH2026him,andcastH7993himintooneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259ofthepitsH953,andwewillsayוְאָמַ֕רְנוּve.'a.Mar.nuH559,AnevilH7451beasthasdevouredH398him;andwewillseeוְנִרְאֶ֕הve.nir.'EhH7200whatbecomesH1961ofhisdreamsחֲלֹמֹתָֽיו׃cha.lo.mo.TavH2472.

21AndReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205heardH8085[it],anddeliveredH5337himoutoftheirhandמִיָּדָ֑םmi.ya.DamH3027,andsaidH559,Letusnottakehislifeנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

22AndReubenרְאוּבֵן֮re.'u.VenH7205saidH559tothem,Shedתִּשְׁפְּכוּ־tish.pe.khu-H8210nobloodדָם֒damH1818:castH7993himintothispitהַבּ֤וֹרha.BorH953whichisinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057;butlaynohandוְיָ֖דve.YadH3027uponhim—inorderthathemightdeliverH5337himoutoftheirhandמִיָּדָ֔םmi.ya.DamH3027,tobringH7725himtohisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1again.

23AnditcameH935topasswhenJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130cameH935tohisbrethren,thattheystrippedH6584Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130ofhisvest,thevestofmany colours,whichhehadon;

24andtheytookH3947himandcastH7993himintothepitהַבֹּ֑רָהha.Bo.rahH953;nowthepitוְהַבּ֣וֹרve.ha.BorH953wasemptyרֵ֔קRekH7386—therewasnowaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325init.

25AndtheysatH3427downלְהוֹרִ֥ידle.ho.RidH3381toeatלֶֽאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398breadלֶחֶם֒le.ChemH3899;andtheyliftedוַיִּשְׂא֤וּvai.yis.'UH5375uptheireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869andlookedH7200,andbehold,acaravanofIshmaelitesיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔יםyish.me.'e.LimH3459cameH935fromGileadמִגִּלְעָ֑דmi.gil.'AdH1568;andtheircamelsוּגְמַלֵּיהֶ֣םu.ge.ma.lei.HemH1581boreH5375tragacanth,andbalsam,andladanum —goingH1980tocarryנֹֽשְׂאִ֗יםno.se.'ImH5375[it]downH3381toEgyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

26AndJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063saidH559tohisbrethren,Whatprofitבֶּ֗צַעBe.tza'H1215isitthatwekillנַהֲרֹג֙na.ha.RogH2026ourbrotherH251andsecretehisbloodדָּמֽוֹ׃da.MoH1818?

27Comeandletussellוְנִמְכְּרֶ֣נּוּve.nim.ke.Re.nuH4376himtotheIshmaelitesלַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗יםlai.yish.me.'e.LimH3459;butletnotourhandוְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ve.ya.De.nuH3027beתְּהִי־te.hi-H1961uponhim;forheisourbrotherH251,ourfleshבְשָׂרֵ֖נוּve.sa.Re.nuH1320.Andhisbrethrenhearkened [tohim].

28AndMidianitishmenH376,merchants,passedH5674by;andtheydrewH4900andliftedupJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130outofthepitהַבּ֔וֹרha.BorH953,andsoldH4376Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130totheIshmaelitesלַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖יםlai.yish.me.'e.LimH3459fortwentyבְּעֶשְׂרִ֣יםbe.'es.RimH6242silver-pieces;andtheybroughtH935Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130toEgyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

29AndReubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725tothepitהַבּ֔וֹרha.BorH953,andbehold,Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130[was]notinthepitבַּבּ֑וֹרba.BorH953;andherenthisgarmentsH899,

30andreturnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725tohisbrethren,andsaidH559,ThechildH3206isnot;andI,whereאָ֥נָה'A.nahH575shallIgoH935?

31AndtheytookH3947Joseph's vest,andslaughteredוַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙vai.yish.cha.TuH7819abuckofthegoatsעִזִּ֔ים'i.ZimH5795,anddippedH2881thevestinthebloodבַּדָּֽם׃ba.DamH1818;

32andtheysentH7971thevestofmany coloursandhaditcarriedtotheirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1,andsaidH559,ThishavewefoundH4672:discernnowwhetheritisthy son's vestornot.

33Andhediscernedit,andsaidH559, [Itis]myson's vest!anevilH7451beasthasdevouredH398him:Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130iswithout doubt rentinpieces!

34AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290renthisclothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֔יוsim.lo.TavH8071,andputוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760sackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242onhisloinsבְּמָתְנָ֑יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975,andmournedוַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥לvai.yit.'a.BelH56forhissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

35Andallhissonsבָּנָ֨יוba.NavH1121andallhisdaughtersבְּנֹתָ֜יוbe.no.TavH1323roseH6965uptocomfortלְנַחֲמ֗וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162him,butherefusedH3985tobecomfortedלְהִתְנַחֵ֔םle.hit.na.ChemH5162,andsaidH559,ForIwillgoאֵרֵ֧ד'e.RedH3381downtomysonבְּנִ֛יbe.NiH1121intoSheolשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585mourningאָבֵ֖ל'a.VelH57. Thushisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058forhim.

36AndtheMidianitessoldH4376himintoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,toPotipharלְפֽוֹטִיפַר֙le.fo.ti.FarH6318,achamberlainofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,thecaptainofthelife-guard.

Commentaries on Genesis 37

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