Revised Version 1895

Genesis 37:25-36

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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