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Genesis 37:20-22

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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