New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 37:18-36

18When they sawוַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'UH7200him from a distanceמֵרָחֹ֑קme.ra.ChokH7350,and beforeוּבְטֶ֙רֶם֙u.ve.Te.remH2962he cameH7126closerH7126to them, theyplottedוַיִּֽתְנַכְּל֥וּvai.yit.na.ke.LuH5230againstH854him to putH4191him toH4191deathH4191.

19They saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251, “Hereהִנֵּ֗הhi.NehH2009comesבָּֽא׃Ba'H935thisהַלָּזֶ֖הha.la.ZehH1976dreamerבַּ֛עַל הַחֲלֹמ֥וֹתBa.'al ha.cha.lo.MotH1167 H2472!

20Nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258then, comeלְכ֣וּle.KhuH1980and let’s killוְנַֽהַרְגֵ֗הוּve.na.har.Ge.huH2026him, and throwוְנַשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙ve.nash.li.Khe.huH7993him into oneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of the pitsהַבֹּר֔וֹתha.bo.RotH953; andwe will sayוְאָמַ֕רְנוּve.'a.Mar.nuH559, ‘A viciousרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451animalH2421devouredאֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ'a.kha.La.te.huH398him.’ Then we will seeוְנִרְאֶ֕הve.nir.'EhH7200whatמַה־mah-H4100will becomeיִּהְי֖וּyih.YuH1961of his dreamsחֲלֹמֹתָֽיו׃cha.lo.mo.TavH2472!”

21ButReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thisand rescuedוַיַּצִּלֵ֖הוּvai.ya.tzi.Le.huH5337him out of their handsמִיָּדָ֑םmi.ya.DamH3027by sayingוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let’s nottakeנַכֶּ֖נּוּna.Ke.nuH5221his lifeנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.”

22Then Reubenרְאוּבֵן֮re.'u.VenH7205saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Shedתִּשְׁפְּכוּ־tish.pe.khu-H8210noH408bloodדָם֒damH1818.Throwהַשְׁלִ֣יכוּhash.Li.khuH7993him into thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088pitהַבּ֤וֹרha.BorH953that is in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,but do not layתִּשְׁלְחוּ־tish.le.chu-H7971a handוְיָ֖דve.YadH3027on him”--soלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616laterhe might rescueהַצִּ֤ילha.TzilH5337him out of their handsמִיָּדָ֔םmi.ya.DamH3027,to returnלַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹla.ha.shi.VoH7725him to his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

23So it cameH1961aboutH1961,whenH3512Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130reachedבָּ֥אba'H935his brothersאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251,that they strippedוַיַּפְשִׁ֤יטוּvai.yaf.Shi.tuH6584Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130of his tunicכֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹku.ta.ne.ToH3801, themulticoloredהַפַּסִּ֖יםha.pa.SimH6446tunicכְּתֹ֥נֶתke.To.netH3801that was on him;

24and they tookוַיִּ֨קָּחֻ֔הוּvai.Yi.ka.Chu.huH3947him and threwוַיַּשְׁלִ֥כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993him into the pitהַבֹּ֑רָהha.Bo.rahH953.Now the pitוְהַבּ֣וֹרve.ha.BorH953was emptyרֵ֔קRekH7386,withoutאֵ֥ין'einH369any waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325in it.

25Then they satH3427downוַיֵּשְׁבוּ֮vai.ye.she.VuH3427to eatלֶֽאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398a mealלֶחֶם֒le.ChemH3899.But 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.HemH1581carryingנֹֽשְׂאִ֗יםno.se.'ImH5375labdanumH5219resinH5219,balsamוּצְרִ֣יu.tze.RiH6875, andmyrrhוָלֹ֔טva.LotH3910,onH1980their wayH1980to bringH3381themdownלְהוֹרִ֥ידle.ho.RidH3381to Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

26And Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his brothersאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100profitבֶּ֗צַעBe.tza'H1215is it for us to killנַהֲרֹג֙na.ha.RogH2026our brotherאָחִ֔ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251andcoverH3680upH3680his bloodדָּמֽוֹ׃da.MoH1818?

27Comeלְכ֞וּle.KhuH1980,and let’s 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.RimH5503passedH5674byH5674,so they pulledH4900himoutH4900and liftedוַיַּֽעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927JosephH3130out of the pitהַבּ֔וֹרha.BorH953, andsoldוַיִּמְכְּר֧וּvai.yim.ke.RuH4376him to the Ishmaelitesלַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖יםlai.yish.me.'e.LimH3459fortwentyבְּעֶשְׂרִ֣יםbe.'es.RimH6242shekelsof silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701. Sothey 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.'IrH8163goatH8163,and dippedוַיִּטְבְּל֥וּvai.yit.be.LuH2881the tunicהַכֻּתֹּ֖נֶתha.ku.To.netH3801in the bloodבַּדָּֽם׃ba.DamH1818;

32and they sentוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֞וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971themulticoloredהַפַּסִּ֗יםha.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 see whetherit is your son’sבִּנְךָ֛bin.KhaH1121tunicהַכְּתֹ֧נֶתha.ke.To.netH3801orאִם־'im-H518not.”

33Then heexaminedוַיַּכִּירָ֤הּvai.ya.ki.RahH5234it and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “It ismy son’sבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121tunicכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801.A viciousרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451animalH2421has devouredאֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ'a.kha.La.te.huH398him;Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130has surelyH2963been tornH2963toH2963piecesH2963!”

34So Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290toreוַיִּקְרַ֤עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֔יוsim.lo.TavH8071,and putוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760on a sackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242undergarmentover his waistבְּמָתְנָ֑יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975,and mournedוַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥לvai.yit.'a.BelH56for his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

35Then allכָל־khol-H3605his sonsבָּנָ֨יוba.NavH1121and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his daughtersבְּנֹתָ֜יוbe.no.TavH1323gotH6965upH6965to 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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