New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 37:12-14

12Then his brothersאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980to pastureלִרְע֛וֹתlir.'otH7462their father’sאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1flockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629in Shechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃bish.KhemH7927.

13Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Josephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130, “Are not your brothersאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251pasturingרֹעִ֣יםro.'ImH7462the flock inShechemבִּשְׁכֶ֔םbish.KhemH7927?Comeלְכָ֖הle.KhahH1980,and I will sendוְאֶשְׁלָחֲךָ֣ve.'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971you to them.” And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “I will goהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009.”

14Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Goלֶךְ־lekh-H1980nowנָ֨אna'H4994and seeרְאֵ֜הre.'EhH7200about the welfareשְׁל֤וֹםshe.LomH7965of your brothersאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251and the welfareשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965of the flockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629,and bringוַהֲשִׁבֵ֖נִיva.ha.shi.Ve.niH7725wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697backH7725to me.” So he sentוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yish.la.Che.huH7971him from the valleyמֵעֵ֣מֶקme.'E.mekH6010ofHebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,and he cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Shechemשְׁכֶֽמָה׃she.Khe.mahH7927.

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