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Genesis 37:12-22

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.

18And when they sawוַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'UH7200him afar offמֵרָחֹ֑קme.ra.ChokH7350,even before he came nearיִקְרַ֣בyik.RavH7126unto them, they conspiredוַיִּֽתְנַכְּל֥וּvai.yit.na.ke.LuH5230against him to slayלַהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃la.ha.mi.ToH4191him.

19And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to anotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251,Behold, thisהַלָּזֶ֖הha.la.ZehH1976dreamerבַּ֛עַל הַחֲלֹמ֥וֹתBa.'al ha.cha.lo.MotH2472 H1167comethבָּֽא׃Ba'H935.

20ComeH3212now therefore, and let us slayוְנַֽהַרְגֵ֗הוּve.na.har.Ge.huH2026him, and castוְנַשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙ve.nash.li.Khe.huH7993him into someבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259pitהַבֹּר֔וֹתha.bo.RotH953,and we will sayוְאָמַ֕רְנוּve.'a.Mar.nuH559,Some evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451beastחַיָּ֥הchai.YahH2416hath devouredאֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ'a.kha.La.te.huH398him: and we shall seeוְנִרְאֶ֕הve.nir.'EhH7200what will become of his dreamsחֲלֹמֹתָֽיו׃cha.lo.mo.TavH2472.

21And Reubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it,and he deliveredוַיַּצִּלֵ֖הוּvai.ya.tzi.Le.huH5337him out of their handsמִיָּדָ֑םmi.ya.DamH3027;and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let us not killנַכֶּ֖נּוּ נָֽפֶשׁ׃na.Ke.nu Na.feshH5315 H5221him.

22And Reubenרְאוּבֵן֮re.'u.VenH7205saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Shedתִּשְׁפְּכוּ־tish.pe.khu-H8210no bloodדָם֒damH1818, butcastהַשְׁלִ֣יכוּhash.Li.khuH7993him into this pitהַבּ֤וֹרha.BorH953that isin the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,and layתִּשְׁלְחוּ־tish.le.chu-H7971no handוְיָ֖דve.YadH3027upon him; that he might ridהַצִּ֤ילha.TzilH5337him out of their handsמִיָּדָ֔םmi.ya.DamH3027,to deliverH7725him to his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1againH7725.

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