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Genesis 37:3-23

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;

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