Revised Version 1895

Genesis 37:21-30

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?

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