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Genesis 37:5-11

5And Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130dreamedוַיַּחֲלֹ֤םvai.ya.cha.LomH2492a dreamחֲל֔וֹםcha.LomH2472,and he toldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046ithis brethrenלְאֶחָ֑יוle.'e.ChavH251:and they hatedשְׂנֹ֥אse.No'H8130him yet the moreוַיּוֹסִ֥פוּvai.yo.Si.fuH3254.

6And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085,I pray you, this dreamהַחֲל֥וֹםha.cha.LomH2472which I have dreamedחָלָֽמְתִּי׃cha.La.me.tiH2492:

7For, behold, we werebindingמְאַלְּמִ֤ים בְּת֣וֹךְme.'a.le.Mim be.TokhH8432 H481sheavesאֲלֻמִּים֙'a.lu.MimH485in the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704,and, lo, my sheafאֲלֻמָּתִ֖י'a.lu.ma.TiH485aroseקָ֥מָהKa.mahH6965,and also stood uprightנִצָּ֑בָהni.Tza.vahH5324;and, behold, your sheavesאֲלֻמֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lu.Mo.tei.KhemH485stood round aboutתְסֻבֶּ֙ינָה֙te.su.Bei.nahH5437,and made obeisanceוַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖יןָva.tish.ta.cha.Vei.naH7812to my sheafלַאֲלֻמָּתִֽי׃la.'a.lu.ma.TiH485.

8And his brethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251saidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, Shalt thou indeedהֲמָלֹ֤ךְha.ma.LokhH4427reignתִּמְלֹךְ֙tim.loKhH4427over us? or shalt thou indeedמָשׁ֥וֹלma.SholH4910have dominionתִּמְשֹׁ֖לtim.SholH4910over us? And they hatedשְׂנֹ֣אse.No'H8130him yet the moreוַיּוֹסִ֤פוּvai.yo.Si.fuH3254for his dreamsחֲלֹמֹתָ֖יוcha.lo.mo.TavH2472,and for his wordsדְּבָרָֽיו׃de.va.RavH1697.

9And he dreamedוַיַּחֲלֹ֥םvai.ya.cha.LomH2492yet anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312dreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472,and toldוַיְסַפֵּ֥רvay.sa.PerH5608it his brethrenלְאֶחָ֑יוle.'e.ChavH251,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, I have dreamedחָלַ֤מְתִּֽיcha.Lam.tiH2492a dreamחֲלוֹם֙cha.lOmH2472more; and, behold, the sunהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121and the moonוְהַיָּרֵ֗חַve.hai.ya.Re.achH3394and the elevenוְאַחַ֤ד עָשָׂר֙ve.'a.Chad 'a.SarH259 H6240starsכּֽוֹכָבִ֔יםko.kha.VimH3556made obeisanceמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖יםmish.ta.cha.VimH7812to me.

10And he toldוַיְסַפֵּ֣רvay.sa.PerH5608itto his fatherאָבִיו֮'a.VivH1,and to his brethrenאֶחָיו֒'e.ChavH251:and his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1rebukedוַיִּגְעַר־vai.yig.'ar-H1605him, and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, What isthis dreamהַחֲל֥וֹםha.cha.LomH2472that thou hast dreamedחָלָ֑מְתָּcha.La.me.taH2492?Shall I and thy motherוְאִמְּךָ֣ve.'i.me.KhaH517and thy brethrenוְאַחֶ֔יךָve.'a.Chei.khaH251indeedהֲב֣וֹאha.Vo'H935comeנָב֗וֹאna.Vo'H935to bow downלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֥תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812ourselves to thee to the earthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776?

11And his brethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251enviedוַיְקַנְאוּ־vay.kan.'u-H7065him; but his fatherוְאָבִ֖יוve.'a.VivH1observedשָׁמַ֥רsha.MarH8104the sayingהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697.

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