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Genesis 37:18-24

18And theysawוַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'UH7200himafarH7350offH7350, andbeforeוּבְטֶ֙רֶם֙u.ve.Te.remH2962hecameH7126nearH7126unto them, they conspiredagainstאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413him toslayלַהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃la.ha.mi.ToH4191him.

19And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559one toanotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251,Beholdהִנֵּ֗הhi.NehH2009, this dreamer cometh.

20ComeH1961nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258therefore, andletH6258usH7200slayוְנַֽהַרְגֵ֗הוּve.na.har.Ge.huH2026him, andcastH7993himintoH7993one of thepitsהַבֹּר֔וֹתha.bo.RotH953, andweH6258willsayוְאָמַ֕רְנוּve.'a.Mar.nuH559, Anevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451beastחַיָּ֥הchai.YahH2416hathdevouredאֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ'a.kha.La.te.huH398him: andweH6258shallseeוְנִרְאֶ֕הve.nir.'EhH7200whatמַה־mah-H4100willbecomeH1961of hisdreamsחֲלֹמֹתָֽיו׃cha.lo.mo.TavH2472.

21AndReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it, anddeliveredH5337himoutH3027of theirhandמִיָּדָ֑םmi.ya.DamH3027; andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,LetH3808usH5337notH3808takeנַכֶּ֖נּוּna.Ke.nuH5221hislifeנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

22AndReubenרְאוּבֵן֮re.'u.VenH7205saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Shedתִּשְׁפְּכוּ־tish.pe.khu-H8210noH3808bloodדָם֒damH1818;castהַשְׁלִ֣יכוּhash.Li.khuH7993himintoH413thispitהַבּ֤וֹרha.BorH953that is in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, butlayH7971noH3808handוְיָ֖דve.YadH3027uponH413him: that he mightdeliverהַצִּ֤ילha.TzilH5337himoutH7971of theirhandמִיָּדָ֔םmi.ya.DamH3027, torestoreלַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹla.ha.shi.VoH7725him to hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

23And itcameH935topassH935, whenJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wascomeH935unto hisbrethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251, that they striptJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130of hiscoatכֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹku.ta.ne.ToH3801, thecoatכְּתֹ֥נֶתke.To.netH3801of many colours that was on him;

24and theytookוַיִּ֨קָּחֻ֔הוּvai.Yi.ka.Chu.huH3947him, andcastH7993himintoH7993thepitהַבֹּ֑רָהha.Bo.rahH953: and thepitוְהַבּ֣וֹרve.ha.BorH953wasemptyרֵ֔קRekH7386, there wasnoאֵ֥ין'einH369waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325in it.

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