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Genesis 37:21-30

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.

23And it came to pass, whenJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130hadcomeבָּ֥אba'H935to hisbrethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251, that theystrippedוַיַּפְשִׁ֤יטוּvai.yaf.Shi.tuH6584 H853Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130ofH854hiscoatכֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹku.ta.ne.ToH3801, hiscoatכְּתֹ֥נֶתke.To.netH3801of manycoloursהַפַּסִּ֖יםha.pa.SimH6446that was on him;

24And theytookוַיִּ֨קָּחֻ֔הוּvai.Yi.ka.Chu.huH3947him, andcastוַיַּשְׁלִ֥כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993him into apitהַבֹּ֑רָהha.Bo.rahH953: and thepitוְהַבּ֣וֹרve.ha.BorH953wasemptyרֵ֔קRekH7386, there was nowaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325in it.

25And they satdownוַיֵּשְׁבוּ֮vai.ye.she.VuH3427toeatלֶֽאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398breadלֶחֶם֒le.ChemH3899: and they liftedupוַיִּשְׂא֤וּvai.yis.'UH5375theireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869andlookedוַיִּרְא֔וּvai.yir.'UH7200, and, behold, acompanyאֹרְחַ֣ת'o.re.ChatH736ofIshmaelitesיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔יםyish.me.'e.LimH3459cameבָּאָ֖הba.'AhH935fromGileadמִגִּלְעָ֑דmi.gil.'AdH1568with theircamelsוּגְמַלֵּיהֶ֣םu.ge.ma.lei.HemH1581bearingנֹֽשְׂאִ֗יםno.se.'ImH5375spiceryנְכֹאת֙ne.khoTH5219andbalmוּצְרִ֣יu.tze.RiH6875andmyrrhוָלֹ֔טva.LotH3910,goingהוֹלְכִ֖יםhol.KhimH1980to carry themdownלְהוֹרִ֥ידle.ho.RidH3381toEgyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

26AndJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisbrethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251, Whatprofitבֶּ֗צַעBe.tza'H1215is it if weslayנַהֲרֹג֙na.ha.RogH2026ourbrotherאָחִ֔ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251, andconcealוְכִסִּ֖ינוּve.khi.Si.nuH3680hisbloodדָּמֽוֹ׃da.MoH1818?

27ComeH3212, and let ussellוְנִמְכְּרֶ֣נּוּve.nim.ke.Re.nuH4376him to theIshmaelitesלַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗יםlai.yish.me.'e.LimH3459, and let not ourhandוְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ve.ya.De.nuH3027be upon him; for he is ourbrotherאָחִ֥ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251ourfleshבְשָׂרֵ֖נוּve.sa.Re.nuH1320. And hisbrethrenאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251werecontentוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085.

28Then therepassedוַיַּֽעַבְרוּ֩vai.ya.'av.RuH5674byMidianitesמִדְיָנִ֜יםmid.ya.NimH4084merchantsאֲנָשִׁ֨ים סֹֽחֲרִ֗ים'a.na.Shim so.cha.RimH582 H5503; and theydrewוַֽיִּמְשְׁכוּ֙vai.yim.she.KhuH4900andliftedוַיַּֽעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130out of thepitהַבּ֔וֹרha.BorH953, andsoldוַיִּמְכְּר֧וּvai.yim.ke.RuH4376Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130to theIshmaelitesלַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖יםlai.yish.me.'e.LimH3459fortwentyבְּעֶשְׂרִ֣יםbe.'es.RimH6242pieces ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701: and theybroughtוַיָּבִ֥יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130intoEgyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

29AndReubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to thepitהַבּ֔וֹרha.BorH953; and, behold,Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130was not in thepitבַּבּ֑וֹרba.BorH953; and hetoreוַיִּקְרַ֖עvai.yik.Ra'H7167hisclothesבְּגָדָֽיו׃be.ga.DavH899.

30And hereturnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, Thechildהַיֶּ֣לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206is not; and I,whereאָ֥נָה'A.nahH575shall Igoבָֽא׃Va'H935?

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