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Genesis 37:1-11

1AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290dweltוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776in which hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1was astrangerמְגוּרֵ֣יme.gu.ReiH4033, in thelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

2These are thegenerationsתֹּלְד֣וֹתto.le.DotH8435ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290.Josephיוֹסֵ֞ףyo.SefH3130, beingseventeenשְׁבַֽע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.va'- 'es.RehH6240 H7651yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, wasfeedingרֹעֶ֤הro.'EhH7462theflockבַּצֹּ֔אןba.TzonH6629with hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251; and theladנַ֗עַרNa.'arH5288was with thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofBilhahבִלְהָ֛הvil.HahH1090, and with thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofZilpahזִלְפָּ֖הzil.PahH2153, hisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1wivesנְשֵׁ֣יne.SheiH802: andJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935to hisfatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃'a.vi.HemH1theirbadרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451reportדִּבָּתָ֥םdi.ba.TamH1681.

3NowIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478lovedאָהַ֤ב'a.HavH157Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130more than all hischildrenבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121, because he was thesonבֶן־ven-H1121of his oldageזְקֻנִ֥יםze.ku.NimH2208: and hemadeוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213him acoatכְּתֹ֥נֶתke.To.netH3801of manycoloursפַּסִּֽים׃pa.SimH6446.

4And when hisbrethrenאֶחָ֗יו'e.ChavH251sawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200that theirfatherאֲבִיהֶם֙'a.vi.HemH1lovedאָהַ֤ב'a.HavH157him more than all hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251, theyhatedוַֽיִּשְׂנְא֖וּvai.yis.ne.'UH8130him, andcouldיָכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201notspeakדַּבְּר֥וֹda.be.RoH1696peaceablyלְשָׁלֹֽם׃le.sha.LomH7965to him.

5AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130dreamedוַיַּחֲלֹ֤םvai.ya.cha.LomH2492adreamחֲל֔וֹםcha.LomH2472, and hetoldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046it to hisbrethrenלְאֶחָ֑יוle.'e.ChavH251: and theyhatedשְׂנֹ֥אse.No'H8130him yet themoreוַיּוֹסִ֥פוּvai.yo.Si.fuH3254.

6And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085, I pray you, thisdreamהַחֲל֥וֹםha.cha.LomH2472which I havedreamedחָלָֽמְתִּי׃cha.La.me.tiH2492:

7For, behold, we werebindingמְאַלְּמִ֤ים בְּת֣וֹךְme.'a.le.Mim be.TokhH481 H8432sheavesאֲלֻמִּים֙'a.lu.MimH485in thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704, and, lo, mysheafאֲלֻמָּתִ֖י'a.lu.ma.TiH485aroseקָ֥מָהKa.mahH6965, and also stooduprightנִצָּ֑בָהni.Tza.vahH5324; and, behold, yoursheavesאֲלֻמֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lu.Mo.tei.KhemH485stoodaroundתְסֻבֶּ֙ינָה֙te.su.Bei.nahH5437, and madeobeisanceוַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖יןָva.tish.ta.cha.Vei.naH7812to mysheafלַאֲלֻמָּתִֽי׃la.'a.lu.ma.TiH485.

8And hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251saidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, Shalt thouindeedהֲמָלֹ֤ךְha.ma.LokhH4427reignתִּמְלֹךְ֙tim.loKhH4427over us? or shalt thouindeedמָשׁ֥וֹלma.SholH4910havedominionתִּמְשֹׁ֖לtim.SholH4910over us? And theyhatedשְׂנֹ֣אse.No'H8130him yet themoreוַיּוֹסִ֤פוּvai.yo.Si.fuH3254for hisdreamsחֲלֹמֹתָ֖יוcha.lo.mo.TavH2472, and for hiswordsדְּבָרָֽיו׃de.va.RavH1697.

9And hedreamedוַיַּחֲלֹ֥םvai.ya.cha.LomH2492yetanotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312dreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472, andtoldוַיְסַפֵּ֥רvay.sa.PerH5608it to hisbrethrenלְאֶחָ֑יוle.'e.ChavH251, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, I havedreamedחָלַ֤מְתִּֽיcha.Lam.tiH2492adreamחֲלוֹם֙cha.lOmH2472more; and, behold, thesunהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121and themoonוְהַיָּרֵ֗חַve.hai.ya.Re.achH3394and theelevenוְאַחַ֤ד עָשָׂר֙ve.'a.Chad 'a.SarH6240 H259starsכּֽוֹכָבִ֔יםko.kha.VimH3556madeobeisanceמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖יםmish.ta.cha.VimH7812to me.

10And hetoldוַיְסַפֵּ֣רvay.sa.PerH5608it to hisfatherאָבִיו֮'a.VivH1, and to hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֒'e.ChavH251: and hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1rebukedוַיִּגְעַר־vai.yig.'ar-H1605him, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, What is thisdreamהַחֲל֥וֹםha.cha.LomH2472that thou hastdreamedחָלָ֑מְתָּcha.La.me.taH2492? Shall I and thymotherוְאִמְּךָ֣ve.'i.me.KhaH517and thybrethrenוְאַחֶ֔יךָve.'a.Chei.khaH251indeedהֲב֣וֹאha.Vo'H935comeנָב֗וֹאna.Vo'H935to bowdownלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֥תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812ourselves to thee to theearthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776?

11And hisbrethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251enviedוַיְקַנְאוּ־vay.kan.'u-H7065him; but hisfatherוְאָבִ֖יוve.'a.VivH1observedשָׁמַ֥רsha.MarH8104thesayingהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697.

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