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Genesis 37:25-36

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.

29And Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725unto the pitהַבּ֔וֹרha.BorH953;and, behold, Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wasnot in the pitבַּבּ֑וֹרba.BorH953;and he rentוַיִּקְרַ֖עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesבְּגָדָֽיו׃be.ga.DavH899.

30And he returnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725unto his brethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,The childהַיֶּ֣לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206isnot; and I, whitherאָ֥נָה'A.nahH575shall I goבָֽא׃Va'H935?

31And they tookוַיִּקְח֖וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130coatכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801,and killedוַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙vai.yish.cha.TuH7819a kidשְׂעִ֣ירse.'IrH8163of the goatsעִזִּ֔ים'i.ZimH5795,and dippedוַיִּטְבְּל֥וּvai.yit.be.LuH2881the coatהַכֻּתֹּ֖נֶתha.ku.To.netH3801in the bloodבַּדָּֽם׃ba.DamH1818;

32And they sentוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֞וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971the coatכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801of manycoloursהַפַּסִּ֗יםha.pa.SimH6446,and they broughtוַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙vai.ya.Vi.'uH935itto their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1;and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,This have we foundמָצָ֑אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672:knowהַכֶּר־ha.ker-H5234now whether it bethy son’sבִּנְךָ֛bin.KhaH1121coatהַכְּתֹ֧נֶתha.ke.To.netH3801or no.

33And he knew itוַיַּכִּירָ֤הּvai.ya.ki.RahH5234,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, It ismy son’sבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121coatכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801;an evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451beastחַיָּ֥הchai.YahH2416hath devouredאֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ'a.kha.La.te.huH398him; Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130is without doubtטָרֹ֥ףta.RofH2963rent in piecesטֹרַ֖ףto.RafH2963.

34And Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290rentוַיִּקְרַ֤עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֔יוsim.lo.TavH8071,and putוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760sackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242upon his loinsבְּמָתְנָ֑יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975,and mournedוַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥לvai.yit.'a.BelH56for his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

35And all his sonsבָּנָ֨יוba.NavH1121and all his daughtersבְּנֹתָ֜יוbe.no.TavH1323rose upוַיָּקֻמוּ֩vai.ya.ku.MuH6965to comfortלְנַחֲמ֗וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162him; but he refusedוַיְמָאֵן֙vay.ma.'EnH3985to be comfortedלְהִתְנַחֵ֔םle.hit.na.ChemH5162;and he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,For I will go downאֵרֵ֧ד'e.RedH3381into the graveשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585unto my sonבְּנִ֛יbe.NiH1121mourningאָבֵ֖ל'a.VelH57.Thus his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058for him.

36And the Midianitesוְהַ֨מְּדָנִ֔יםve.Ha.me.da.NimH4092soldמָכְר֥וּma.khe.RuH4376him into Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714unto Potipharלְפֽוֹטִיפַר֙le.fo.ti.FarH6318,an officerסְרִ֣יסse.RisH5631of Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, andcaptainשַׂ֖רsarH8269of the guardהַטַּבָּחִֽים׃ פha.ta.ba.ChimH2876.

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