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Genesis 37:26-28

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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