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Genesis 37:21-24

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.

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