Revised Version 1895

Genesis 37:18-36

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.

25And theysatוַיֵּשְׁבוּ֮vai.ye.she.VuH3427downלְהוֹרִ֥ידle.ho.RidH3381toeatלֶֽאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398breadלֶחֶם֒le.ChemH3899: and theyliftedוַיִּשְׂא֤וּvai.yis.'UH5375upH5375theireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869andlookedוַיִּרְא֔וּvai.yir.'UH7200, and,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009, a travelling company ofIshmaelitesיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔יםyish.me.'e.LimH3459cameבָּאָ֖הba.'AhH935fromGileadמִגִּלְעָ֑דmi.gil.'AdH1568, with theircamelsוּגְמַלֵּיהֶ֣םu.ge.ma.lei.HemH1581bearingH5375spicery andbalmוּצְרִ֣יu.tze.RiH6875andmyrrhוָלֹ֔טva.LotH3910,goingהוֹלְכִ֖יםhol.KhimH1980tocarryנֹֽשְׂאִ֗יםno.se.'ImH5375itdownH3381toEgyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

26AndJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisbrethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251,Whatמַה־mah-H4100profitבֶּ֗צַעBe.tza'H1215is itifH3588weH3588slayנַהֲרֹג֙na.ha.RogH2026ourbrotherאָחִ֔ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251andconcealוְכִסִּ֖ינוּve.khi.Si.nuH3680hisbloodדָּמֽוֹ׃da.MoH1818?

27ComeH1961, andletH408usכִּֽי־ki-H3588sellוְנִמְכְּרֶ֣נּוּve.nim.ke.Re.nuH4376him to theIshmaelitesלַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗יםlai.yish.me.'e.LimH3459, andletH408notH408ourhandוְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ve.ya.De.nuH3027beuponH1961him; for he is ourbrotherאָחִ֥ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251, ourfleshבְשָׂרֵ֖נוּve.sa.Re.nuH1320. And hisbrethrenאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251hearkened unto him.

28And therepassedוַיַּֽעַבְרוּ֩vai.ya.'av.RuH5674byMidianitesמִדְיָנִ֜יםmid.ya.NimH4084, merchantmen; and theydrewוַֽיִּמְשְׁכוּ֙vai.yim.she.KhuH4900andliftedH5927upH5927Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130outמִן־min-H4480of thepitהַבּ֔וֹרha.BorH953, andsoldוַיִּמְכְּר֧וּvai.yim.ke.RuH4376Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130to theIshmaelitesלַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖יםlai.yish.me.'e.LimH3459fortwentyבְּעֶשְׂרִ֣יםbe.'es.RimH6242pieces ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701. And theybroughtH935Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130intoH935Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

29AndReubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725unto thepitהַבּ֔וֹרha.BorH953; and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wasnotאֵין־'ein-H369in thepitבַּבּ֑וֹרba.BorH953; and he rent hisclothesבְּגָדָֽיו׃be.ga.DavH899.

30And hereturnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725unto hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, Thechildהַיֶּ֣לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206isnotאֵינֶ֔נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369; and I, whither shall Igoבָֽא׃Va'H935?

31And theytookוַיִּקְח֖וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130coatכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801, andkilledוַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙vai.yish.cha.TuH7819a he-goat, anddippedוַיִּטְבְּל֥וּvai.yit.be.LuH2881thecoatהַכֻּתֹּ֖נֶתha.ku.To.netH3801in thebloodבַּדָּֽם׃ba.DamH1818;

32and theysentוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֞וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971thecoatכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801of many colours, and theybroughtוַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙vai.ya.Vi.'uH935it to theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1; andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, This haveweH518foundמָצָ֑אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672:knowהַכֶּר־ha.ker-H5234nowנָ֗אNa'H4994whetherH518it be thyson’sבִּנְךָ֛bin.KhaH1121coatהַכְּתֹ֧נֶתha.ke.To.netH3801ornotלֹֽא׃Lo'H3808.

33And he knew it, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, It is myson’sבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121coatכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801; anevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451beastחַיָּ֥הchai.YahH2416hathdevouredאֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ'a.kha.La.te.huH398him;Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130is without doubttornטָרֹ֥ףta.RofH2963inpiecesטֹרַ֖ףto.RafH2963.

34AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290rent hisgarmentsשִׂמְלֹתָ֔יוsim.lo.TavH8071, andputוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760sackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242uponעַל־'al-H5921hisloinsבְּמָתְנָ֑יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975, andmournedוַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥לvai.yit.'a.BelH56for hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

35Andallכָל־khol-H3605hissonsבָּנָ֨יוba.NavH1121andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisdaughtersבְּנֹתָ֜יוbe.no.TavH1323roseH6965upH6965tocomfortלְנַחֲמ֗וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162him; but herefusedוַיְמָאֵן֙vay.ma.'EnH3985to becomfortedלְהִתְנַחֵ֔םle.hit.na.ChemH5162; and hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, For I willgoאֵרֵ֧ד'e.RedH3381downH3381to the grave to mysonבְּנִ֛יbe.NiH1121mourningאָבֵ֖ל'a.VelH57. And hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058for him.

36And the Midianitessoldמָכְר֥וּma.khe.RuH4376himintoאֶל־'el-H413Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714untoPotipharלְפֽוֹטִיפַר֙le.fo.ti.FarH6318, anofficerסְרִ֣יסse.RisH5631ofPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, thecaptainשַׂ֖רsarH8269of theguardהַטַּבָּחִֽים׃ פha.ta.ba.ChimH2876.

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