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Genesis 37:17-28

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.

23And it came to pass, when Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130was comeבָּ֥אba'H935unto his brethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251,that they striptוַיַּפְשִׁ֤יטוּvai.yaf.Shi.tuH853 H6584Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130out ofH854his coatכֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹku.ta.ne.ToH3801, hiscoatכְּתֹ֥נֶתke.To.netH3801of manycoloursהַפַּסִּ֖יםha.pa.SimH6446that was on him;

24And they tookוַיִּ֨קָּחֻ֔הוּvai.Yi.ka.Chu.huH3947him, and castוַיַּשְׁלִ֥כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993him into a pitהַבֹּ֑רָהha.Bo.rahH953:and the pitוְהַבּ֣וֹרve.ha.BorH953wasemptyרֵ֔קRekH7386, there wasno waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325in it.

25And they sat downוַיֵּשְׁבוּ֮vai.ye.she.VuH3427to eatלֶֽאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398breadלֶחֶם֒le.ChemH3899:and they lifted upוַיִּשְׂא֤וּvai.yis.'UH5375their eyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869and lookedוַיִּרְא֔וּvai.yir.'UH7200,and, behold, a companyאֹרְחַ֣ת'o.re.ChatH736of Ishmeelitesיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔יםyish.me.'e.LimH3459cameבָּאָ֖הba.'AhH935from Gileadמִגִּלְעָ֑דmi.gil.'AdH1568with their camelsוּגְמַלֵּיהֶ֣םu.ge.ma.lei.HemH1581bearingנֹֽשְׂאִ֗יםno.se.'ImH5375spiceryנְכֹאת֙ne.khoTH5219and balmוּצְרִ֣יu.tze.RiH6875and myrrhוָלֹ֔טva.LotH3910,goingהוֹלְכִ֖יםhol.KhimH1980to carry itdownלְהוֹרִ֥ידle.ho.RidH3381to Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

26And Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his brethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251,What profitבֶּ֗צַעBe.tza'H1215is itif we slayנַהֲרֹג֙na.ha.RogH2026our brotherאָחִ֔ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251,and concealוְכִסִּ֖ינוּve.khi.Si.nuH3680his bloodדָּמֽוֹ׃da.MoH1818?

27ComeH3212,and let us sellוְנִמְכְּרֶ֣נּוּve.nim.ke.Re.nuH4376him to the Ishmeelitesלַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗יםlai.yish.me.'e.LimH3459,and let not our handוְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ve.ya.De.nuH3027be upon him; for he isour brotherאָחִ֥ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251andour fleshבְשָׂרֵ֖נוּve.sa.Re.nuH1320.And his brethrenאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251were contentוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085.

28Then there passedוַיַּֽעַבְרוּ֩vai.ya.'av.RuH5674by Midianitesמִדְיָנִ֜יםmid.ya.NimH4084merchantmenאֲנָשִׁ֨ים סֹֽחֲרִ֗ים'a.na.Shim so.cha.RimH5503 H582;and they drewוַֽיִּמְשְׁכוּ֙vai.yim.she.KhuH4900and lifted upוַיַּֽעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130out of the pitהַבּ֔וֹרha.BorH953,and soldוַיִּמְכְּר֧וּvai.yim.ke.RuH4376Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130to the Ishmeelitesלַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖יםlai.yish.me.'e.LimH3459for twentyבְּעֶשְׂרִ֣יםbe.'es.RimH6242piecesof silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701:and they broughtוַיָּבִ֥יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130into Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

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