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Genesis 37:4-11

4And hisbrethrenאֶחָ֗יו'e.ChavH251sawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200that theirfatherאֲבִיהֶם֙'a.vi.HemH1lovedאָהַ֤ב'a.HavH157himmoreH3808thanH3808allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251; and theyhatedוַֽיִּשְׂנְא֖וּvai.yis.ne.'UH8130him, andcouldיָכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201notH3808speakדַּבְּר֥וֹda.be.RoH1696peaceablyלְשָׁלֹֽם׃le.sha.LomH7965unto him.

5AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130dreamedוַיַּחֲלֹ֤םvai.ya.cha.LomH2492adreamחֲל֔וֹםcha.LomH2472, and hetoldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046it to hisbrethrenלְאֶחָ֑יוle.'e.ChavH251: and theyhatedשְׂנֹ֥אse.No'H8130him yet themoreע֖וֹדodH5750.

6And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085, Iprayנָ֕אna'H4994youH834, thisdreamחָלָֽמְתִּי׃cha.La.me.tiH2492whichH834I havedreamedH2492:

7for,beholdוְ֠הִנֵּהVe.hi.nehH2009,weאֲנַ֜חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587werebindingמְאַלְּמִ֤יםme.'a.le.MimH481sheavesאֲלֻמִּים֙'a.lu.MimH485in thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704, and,loוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009, mysheafאֲלֻמָּתִ֖י'a.lu.ma.TiH485aroseקָ֥מָהKa.mahH6965, and alsostoodנִצָּ֑בָהni.Tza.vahH5324upright; and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, yoursheavesאֲלֻמֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lu.Mo.tei.KhemH485cameroundתְסֻבֶּ֙ינָה֙te.su.Bei.nahH5437aboutH5437, andmadeH5437obeisance to mysheafלַאֲלֻמָּתִֽי׃la.'a.lu.ma.TiH485.

8And hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251saidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, Shalt thouindeedH518reignH4427overusH5921? or shalt thouindeedH518havedominionH4910overusH5921? And theyhatedשְׂנֹ֣אse.No'H8130him yet themoreעוֹד֙'OdH5750for hisdreamsחֲלֹמֹתָ֖יוcha.lo.mo.TavH2472, and for hiswordsדְּבָרָֽיו׃de.va.RavH1697.

9And hedreamedוַיַּחֲלֹ֥םvai.ya.cha.LomH2492yetanotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312dreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472, andtoldH559it to hisbrethrenלְאֶחָ֑יוle.'e.ChavH251, andsaidH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I havedreamedחָלַ֤מְתִּֽיcha.Lam.tiH2492yet adreamחֲלוֹם֙cha.lOmH2472; and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009, thesunהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121and themoonוְהַיָּרֵ֗חַve.hai.ya.Re.achH3394andelevenעָשָׂר֙'a.SarH6240starsכּֽוֹכָבִ֔יםko.kha.VimH3556made obeisance tomeH2472.

10And hetoldH559it to hisfatherאָבִיו֮'a.VivH1, and to hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֒'e.ChavH251; and hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1rebukedוַיִּגְעַר־vai.yig.'ar-H1605him, andsaidH559unto him,Whatמָ֛הmahH4100is thisdreamהַחֲל֥וֹםha.cha.LomH2472that thou hastdreamedחָלָ֑מְתָּcha.La.me.taH2492? Shall I and thymotherוְאִמְּךָ֣ve.'i.me.KhaH517and thybrethrenוְאַחֶ֔יךָve.'a.Chei.khaH251indeedH559comeH935tobowלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֥תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812downH7812ourselvesH7812to thee to theearthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776?

11And hisbrethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251enviedוַיְקַנְאוּ־vay.kan.'u-H7065him; but hisfatherוְאָבִ֖יוve.'a.VivH1keptשָׁמַ֥רsha.MarH8104thesayingהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697in mind.

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