Genesis 37
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Genesis 37:2-4

2Theseאֵ֣לֶּה׀'E.lehH428are the records ofthe generationsתֹּלְד֣וֹתto.le.DotH8435of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290.Josephיוֹסֵ֞ףyo.SefH3130, whenseventeenשְׁבַֽע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.va'- 'es.RehH7651H6240yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141of ageבֶּן־ben-H1121,was pasturingרֹעֶ֤הro.'EhH7462the flockבַּצֹּ֔אןba.TzonH6629with his brothersאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251while he was stilla youthנַ֗עַרNa.'arH5288, along withthe sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Bilhahבִלְהָ֛הvil.HahH1090and the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Zilpahזִלְפָּ֖הzil.PahH2153,his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1wivesנְשֵׁ֣יne.SheiH802.And Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935back abadרָעָ֖הra.'AhH1681H7451reportדִּבָּתָ֥םdi.ba.TamH1681about them to their fatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃'a.vi.HemH1.
3Now Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478lovedאָהַ֤ב'a.HavH157Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130moreH4480thanH4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he wasthe sonבֶן־ven-H1121of his oldזְקֻנִ֥יםze.ku.NimH2208ageH2208;and he madeוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213him avaricoloredפַּסִּֽים׃pa.SimH6446tunicכְּתֹ֥נֶתke.To.netH3801.
4His brothersאֶחָ֗יו'e.ChavH251sawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200that their fatherאֲבִיהֶם֙'a.vi.HemH1lovedאָהַ֤ב'a.HavH157him moreH4480thanH4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605his brothersאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251; and so theyhatedוַֽיִּשְׂנְא֖וּvai.yis.ne.'UH8130him and couldיָכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201not speakדַּבְּר֥וֹda.be.RoH1696to himon friendlyH7965termsH7965.
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