New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 37:25-36

25Then they satH3427downוַיֵּשְׁבוּ֮vai.ye.she.VuH3427to eatלֶֽאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398a mealלֶחֶם֒le.ChemH3899.And as they raisedוַיִּשְׂא֤וּvai.yis.'UH5375their eyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869and lookedוַיִּרְא֔וּvai.yir.'UH7200,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,a caravanאֹרְחַ֣ת'o.re.ChatH736ofIshmaelitesיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔יםyish.me.'e.LimH3459was comingבָּאָ֖הba.'AhH935from Gileadמִגִּלְעָ֑דmi.gil.'AdH1568,with their camelsוּגְמַלֵּיהֶ֣םu.ge.ma.lei.HemH1581bearingנֹֽשְׂאִ֗יםno.se.'ImH5375aromaticH5219gumH5219andbalmוּצְרִ֣יu.tze.RiH6875andmyrrhוָלֹ֔טva.LotH3910,on their wayהוֹלְכִ֖יםhol.KhimH1980to bringH3381themdownלְהוֹרִ֥ידle.ho.RidH3381to Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

26Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his brothersאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100profitבֶּ֗צַעBe.tza'H1215is it for us to killנַהֲרֹג֙na.ha.RogH2026our brotherאָחִ֔ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251andcoverוְכִסִּ֖ינוּve.khi.Si.nuH3680up his bloodדָּמֽוֹ׃da.MoH1818?

27Comeלְכ֞וּle.KhuH1980and let us sellוְנִמְכְּרֶ֣נּוּve.nim.ke.Re.nuH4376him to the Ishmaelitesלַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗יםlai.yish.me.'e.LimH3459and not layתְּהִי־te.hi-H1961our handsוְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ve.ya.De.nuH3027on him, for he is our brotherאָחִ֥ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251, our ownfleshבְשָׂרֵ֖נוּve.sa.Re.nuH1320.”And his brothersאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251listenedוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085to him.

28Then someH376Midianiteמִדְיָנִ֜יםmid.ya.NimH4084tradersסֹֽחֲרִ֗יםso.cha.RimH5503passedוַיַּֽעַבְרוּ֩vai.ya.'av.RuH5674by, so they pulledוַֽיִּמְשְׁכוּ֙vai.yim.she.KhuH4900himup and liftedוַיַּֽעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927JosephH3130out of the pitהַבּ֔וֹרha.BorH953, andsoldוַיִּמְכְּר֧וּvai.yim.ke.RuH4376him to the Ishmaelitesלַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖יםlai.yish.me.'e.LimH3459for twentyבְּעֶשְׂרִ֣יםbe.'es.RimH6242shekelsof silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701. Thusthey broughtוַיָּבִ֥יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935JosephH3130into Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

29Now Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to the pitהַבּ֔וֹרha.BorH953,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130was not in the pitבַּבּ֑וֹרba.BorH953; so hetoreוַיִּקְרַ֖עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his garmentsבְּגָדָֽיו׃be.ga.DavH899.

30He returnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “The boyהַיֶּ֣לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206is not there;as for me, whereאָ֥נָה'A.nahH575am I to goבָֽא׃Va'H935?”

31Sothey tookוַיִּקְח֖וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130tunicכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801,and slaughteredוַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙vai.yish.cha.TuH7819a maleשְׂעִ֣ירse.'IrH8163goatH8163and dippedוַיִּטְבְּל֥וּvai.yit.be.LuH2881the tunicהַכֻּתֹּ֖נֶתha.ku.To.netH3801in the bloodבַּדָּֽם׃ba.DamH1818;

32and they sentוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֞וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971the varicoloredהַפַּסִּ֗יםha.pa.SimH6446tunicכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801and broughtוַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙vai.ya.Vi.'uH935it to their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We foundמָצָ֑אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672thisH2088;pleaseנָ֗אNa'H4994examineהַכֶּר־ha.ker-H5234it to seewhether it is your son’sבִּנְךָ֛bin.KhaH1121tunicהַכְּתֹ֧נֶתha.ke.To.netH3801orאִם־'im-H518not.”

33Then heexaminedוַיַּכִּירָ֤הּvai.ya.ki.RahH5234it and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “It is my son’sבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121tunicכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801.A wildרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451beastH2421has devouredאֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ'a.kha.La.te.huH398him;Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130has surelyH2963been tornH2963to piecesH2963!”

34So Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290toreוַיִּקְרַ֤עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֔יוsim.lo.TavH8071,and putוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760sackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242on his loinsבְּמָתְנָ֑יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975and mournedוַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥לvai.yit.'a.BelH56for his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

35Then allכָל־khol-H3605his sonsבָּנָ֨יוba.NavH1121and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his daughtersבְּנֹתָ֜יוbe.no.TavH1323aroseוַיָּקֻמוּ֩vai.ya.ku.MuH6965to comfortלְנַחֲמ֗וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162him, but he refusedוַיְמָאֵן֙vay.ma.'EnH3985to be comfortedלְהִתְנַחֵ֔םle.hit.na.ChemH5162.And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588I willgoאֵרֵ֧ד'e.RedH3381downH3381to Sheolשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585in mourningאָבֵ֖ל'a.VelH57for my sonבְּנִ֛יbe.NiH1121.”So his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058for him.

36Meanwhile, theMidianitesH4084soldמָכְר֥וּma.khe.RuH4376him in Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to Potipharלְפֽוֹטִיפַר֙le.fo.ti.FarH6318,Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547officerסְרִ֣יסse.RisH5631,the captainשַׂ֖רsarH8269of the bodyguardהַטַּבָּחִֽים׃ פha.ta.ba.ChimH2876.

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