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Genesis 37:12-17

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.

15And a certain manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376found himוַיִּמְצָאֵ֣הוּvai.yim.tza.'E.huH4672, and, behold, he waswanderingתֹעֶ֖הto.'EhH8582in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704:and the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376asked himוַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֧הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huH7592,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,What seekestתְּבַקֵּֽשׁ׃te.va.KeshH1245thou?

16And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I seekמְבַקֵּ֑שׁme.va.KeshH1245my brethrenאַחַ֖י'a.ChaiH251:tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046me, I pray thee, whereאֵיפֹ֖ה'ei.FohH375they feedרֹעִֽים׃ro.'ImH7462their flocks.

17And the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,They are departedנָסְע֣וּna.se.'UH5265henceמִזֶּ֔הmi.ZehH2088;for I heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085them sayאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559,Let us goH3212to Dothanדֹּתָ֑יְנָהdo.Ta.ye.nahH1886.And Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130wentH3212afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310his brethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251,and foundוַיִּמְצָאֵ֖םvai.yim.tza.'EmH4672them in Dothanבְּדֹתָֽן׃be.do.TanH1886.

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