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Genesis 37:12-22

12And hisbrethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251wentH3212tofeedלִרְע֛וֹתlir.'otH7462theirfather’sאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1flockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629inShechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃bish.KhemH7927.

13AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130, Do not thybrethrenאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251feedרֹעִ֣יםro.'ImH7462the flock inShechemבִּשְׁכֶ֔םbish.KhemH7927?comeH3212, and I will sendtheeוְאֶשְׁלָחֲךָ֣ve.'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971to them. And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Here am I .

14And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,GoH3212, I pray thee,seeרְאֵ֜הre.'EhH7200whether it iswellשְׁל֤וֹםshe.LomH7965with thybrethrenאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251, andwellשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965with theflocksהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629; andbringוַהֲשִׁבֵ֖נִיva.ha.shi.Ve.niH7725mewordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697againH7725. So hesentוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yish.la.Che.huH7971him from thevaleמֵעֵ֣מֶקme.'E.mekH6010ofHebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275, and hecameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935toShechemשְׁכֶֽמָה׃she.Khe.mahH7927.

15And a certainmanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376foundhimוַיִּמְצָאֵ֣הוּvai.yim.tza.'E.huH4672, and, behold, he waswanderingתֹעֶ֖הto.'EhH8582in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704: and themanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376askedhimוַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֧הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huH7592,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, Whatseekestתְּבַקֵּֽשׁ׃te.va.KeshH1245thou?

16And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Iseekמְבַקֵּ֑שׁme.va.KeshH1245mybrethrenאַחַ֖י'a.ChaiH251:tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046me, I pray thee,whereאֵיפֹ֖ה'ei.FohH375theyfeedרֹעִֽים׃ro.'ImH7462their flocks .

17And themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, They havedepartedנָסְע֣וּna.se.'UH5265fromhereמִזֶּ֔הmi.ZehH2088; for Iheardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085themsayאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559, Let usgoH3212toDothanדֹּתָ֑יְנָהdo.Ta.ye.nahH1886. AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130wentH3212afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251, andfoundוַיִּמְצָאֵ֖םvai.yim.tza.'EmH4672them inDothanבְּדֹתָֽן׃be.do.TanH1886.

18And when theysawוַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'UH7200him afaroffמֵרָחֹ֑קme.ra.ChokH7350, even before he camenearיִקְרַ֣בyik.RavH7126to them, theyconspiredוַיִּֽתְנַכְּל֥וּvai.yit.na.ke.LuH5230against him toslayלַהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃la.ha.mi.ToH4191him.

19And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376toanotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251, Behold,thisהַלָּזֶ֖הha.la.ZehH1976dreamerבַּ֛עַל הַחֲלֹמ֥וֹתBa.'al ha.cha.lo.MotH1167 H2472iscomingבָּֽא׃Ba'H935.

20ComeH3212now therefore, and let usslayוְנַֽהַרְגֵ֗הוּve.na.har.Ge.huH2026him, andcastוְנַשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙ve.nash.li.Khe.huH7993him intosomeבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259pitהַבֹּר֔וֹתha.bo.RotH953, and we willsayוְאָמַ֕רְנוּve.'a.Mar.nuH559, Someevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451beastחַיָּ֥הchai.YahH2416hathdevouredאֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ'a.kha.La.te.huH398him: and we shallseeוְנִרְאֶ֕הve.nir.'EhH7200what will become of hisdreamsחֲלֹמֹתָֽיו׃cha.lo.mo.TavH2472.

21AndReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it, and hedeliveredוַיַּצִּלֵ֖הוּvai.ya.tzi.Le.huH5337him from theirhandsמִיָּדָ֑םmi.ya.DamH3027; andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Let us notkillנַכֶּ֖נּוּ נָֽפֶשׁ׃na.Ke.nu Na.feshH5221 H5315him.

22AndReubenרְאוּבֵן֮re.'u.VenH7205saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Shedתִּשְׁפְּכוּ־tish.pe.khu-H8210nobloodדָם֒damH1818,castהַשְׁלִ֣יכוּhash.Li.khuH7993him into thispitהַבּ֤וֹרha.BorH953that is in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, andlayתִּשְׁלְחוּ־tish.le.chu-H7971nohandוְיָ֖דve.YadH3027upon him; that he mightdeliverהַצִּ֤ילha.TzilH5337him from theirhandsמִיָּדָ֔םmi.ya.DamH3027, to bring himbackלַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹla.ha.shi.VoH7725to hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

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