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Genesis 37:31-33

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.

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