New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 37:31-33

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!”

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