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Genesis 37:17-20

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.

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