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Genesis 37:25-36

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.

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