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Genesis 37:18-28

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.

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