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Genesis 37:25-28

25And they sat downוַיֵּשְׁבוּ֮vai.ye.she.VuH3427to eatלֶֽאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398breadלֶחֶם֒le.ChemH3899:and they lifted upוַיִּשְׂא֤וּvai.yis.'UH5375their eyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869and lookedוַיִּרְא֔וּvai.yir.'UH7200,and, behold, a companyאֹרְחַ֣ת'o.re.ChatH736of Ishmeelitesיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔יםyish.me.'e.LimH3459cameבָּאָ֖הba.'AhH935from Gileadמִגִּלְעָ֑דmi.gil.'AdH1568with their camelsוּגְמַלֵּיהֶ֣םu.ge.ma.lei.HemH1581bearingנֹֽשְׂאִ֗יםno.se.'ImH5375spiceryנְכֹאת֙ne.khoTH5219and balmוּצְרִ֣יu.tze.RiH6875and myrrhוָלֹ֔טva.LotH3910,goingהוֹלְכִ֖יםhol.KhimH1980to carry itdownלְהוֹרִ֥ידle.ho.RidH3381to Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

26And Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his brethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251,What profitבֶּ֗צַעBe.tza'H1215is itif we slayנַהֲרֹג֙na.ha.RogH2026our brotherאָחִ֔ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251,and concealוְכִסִּ֖ינוּve.khi.Si.nuH3680his bloodדָּמֽוֹ׃da.MoH1818?

27ComeH3212,and let us sellוְנִמְכְּרֶ֣נּוּve.nim.ke.Re.nuH4376him to the Ishmeelitesלַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗יםlai.yish.me.'e.LimH3459,and let not our handוְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ve.ya.De.nuH3027be upon him; for he isour brotherאָחִ֥ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251andour fleshבְשָׂרֵ֖נוּve.sa.Re.nuH1320.And his brethrenאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251were contentוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085.

28Then there passedוַיַּֽעַבְרוּ֩vai.ya.'av.RuH5674by Midianitesמִדְיָנִ֜יםmid.ya.NimH4084merchantmenאֲנָשִׁ֨ים סֹֽחֲרִ֗ים'a.na.Shim so.cha.RimH5503 H582;and they drewוַֽיִּמְשְׁכוּ֙vai.yim.she.KhuH4900and lifted upוַיַּֽעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130out of the pitהַבּ֔וֹרha.BorH953,and soldוַיִּמְכְּר֧וּvai.yim.ke.RuH4376Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130to the Ishmeelitesלַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖יםlai.yish.me.'e.LimH3459for twentyבְּעֶשְׂרִ֣יםbe.'es.RimH6242piecesof silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701:and they broughtוַיָּבִ֥יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130into Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

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