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Genesis 37:25-36

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?

31And theytookוַיִּקְח֖וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130coatכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801, andkilledוַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙vai.yish.cha.TuH7819akidשְׂעִ֣ירse.'IrH8163of thegoatsעִזִּ֔ים'i.ZimH5795, anddippedוַיִּטְבְּל֥וּvai.yit.be.LuH2881thecoatהַכֻּתֹּ֖נֶתha.ku.To.netH3801in thebloodבַּדָּֽם׃ba.DamH1818;

32And theysentוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֞וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971thecoatכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801of manycoloursהַפַּסִּ֗יםha.pa.SimH6446, and theybroughtוַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙vai.ya.Vi.'uH935it to theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1; andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, This have wefoundמָצָ֑אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672:knowהַכֶּר־ha.ker-H5234now whether it is thyson’sבִּנְךָ֛bin.KhaH1121coatהַכְּתֹ֧נֶתha.ke.To.netH3801or not.

33And he knewitוַיַּכִּירָ֤הּvai.ya.ki.RahH5234, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, It is myson’sבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121coatכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801; anevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451beastחַיָּ֥הchai.YahH2416hathdevouredאֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ'a.kha.La.te.huH398him;Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130is withoutdoubtטָרֹ֥ףta.RofH2963torn inpiecesטֹרַ֖ףto.RafH2963.

34AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290toreוַיִּקְרַ֤עvai.yik.Ra'H7167hisclothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֔יוsim.lo.TavH8071, andputוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760sackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242on hisloinsבְּמָתְנָ֑יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975, andmournedוַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥לvai.yit.'a.BelH56for hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

35And all hissonsבָּנָ֨יוba.NavH1121and all hisdaughtersבְּנֹתָ֜יוbe.no.TavH1323roseupוַיָּקֻמוּ֩vai.ya.ku.MuH6965tocomfortלְנַחֲמ֗וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162him; but herefusedוַיְמָאֵן֙vay.ma.'EnH3985to becomfortedלְהִתְנַחֵ֔םle.hit.na.ChemH5162; and hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, For I will godownאֵרֵ֧ד'e.RedH3381into thegraveשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585to mysonבְּנִ֛יbe.NiH1121mourningאָבֵ֖ל'a.VelH57. Thus hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058for him.

36And theMidianitesוְהַ֨מְּדָנִ֔יםve.Ha.me.da.NimH4092soldמָכְר֥וּma.khe.RuH4376him intoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714toPotipharלְפֽוֹטִיפַר֙le.fo.ti.FarH6318, anofficerסְרִ֣יסse.RisH5631ofPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, andcaptainשַׂ֖רsarH8269of theguardהַטַּבָּחִֽים׃ פha.ta.ba.ChimH2876.

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