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Genesis 37:12-14

12And his brethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251wentH3212to feedלִרְע֛וֹתlir.'otH7462their father’sאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1flockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629in Shechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃bish.KhemH7927.

13And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Josephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130,Do not thy brethrenאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251feedרֹעִ֣יםro.'ImH7462the flockin Shechemבִּשְׁכֶ֔םbish.KhemH7927?comeH3212,and I will send theeוְאֶשְׁלָחֲךָ֣ve.'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971unto them. And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Here am I.

14And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, GoH3212,I pray thee, seeרְאֵ֜הre.'EhH7200whether it be wellשְׁל֤וֹםshe.LomH7965with thy brethrenאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251,and wellשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965with the flocksהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629;and bringוַהֲשִׁבֵ֖נִיva.ha.shi.Ve.niH7725me wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697againH7725.So he sentוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yish.la.Che.huH7971him out of the valeמֵעֵ֣מֶקme.'E.mekH6010of Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,and he cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Shechemשְׁכֶֽמָה׃she.Khe.mahH7927.

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