New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 37:20-22

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.

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