- Genesis 37:12
וַיֵּלְכוּ אֶחָיו לִרְעוֹת אֶׄתׄ־צֹאן אֲבִיהֶם בִּשְׁכֶם׃
One time, when his brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flock at Shechem,
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וַאֲזַלוּ אֲחוֹהִי לְמִרְעֵי יָת עָנָא דַּאֲבוּהוֹן בִּשְׁכֶם׃
His brothers went off to pasture their father’s sheep in Shechem.
- Genesis 37:13
וַיֹּאמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יוֹסֵף הֲלוֹא אַחֶיךָ רֹעִים בִּשְׁכֶם לְכָה וְאֶשְׁלָחֲךָ אֲלֵיהֶם וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ הִנֵּנִי׃
Israel said to Joseph, “Your brothers are pasturing at Shechem. Come, I will send you to them.” He answered, “I am ready.”
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וַאֲמַר יִשְׂרָאֵל לְיוֹסֵף הֲלָא אֲחָךְ רָעַן בִּשְׁכֶם אֵיתַא וְאַשְׁלְחִנָּךְ לְוָתְהוֹן וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ הָאֲנָא׃
Yisrael said to Yoseif, Aren’t your brothers pasturing [the sheep] in Shechem? Come, I will send you to them. He [Yoseif] said to him, Here I am.
- Genesis 37:14
וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ לֶךְ־נָא רְאֵה אֶת־שְׁלוֹם אַחֶיךָ וְאֶת־שְׁלוֹם הַצֹּאן וַהֲשִׁבֵנִי דָּבָר וַיִּשְׁלָחֵהוּ מֵעֵמֶק חֶבְרוֹן וַיָּבֹא שְׁכֶמָה׃
And he said to him, “Go and see how your brothers are and how the flocks are faring, and bring me back word.” So he sent him from the valley of Hebron. When he reached Shechem,
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וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ אִיזֵיל כְּעַן חֲזִי יָת שְׁלָם אֲחָךְ וְיָת שְׁלָם עָנָא וַאֲתֵיבְנִי פִּתְגָמָא וְשַׁלְחֵיהּ מִמֵּישַׁר חֶבְרוֹן וַאֲתָא לִשְׁכֶם׃
He [Yisrael] said to him, Go please [now], see after the well-being of your brothers, and the welfare of the sheep, and bring me a report. He sent [Yoseif] from the depths [plain] of Chevron, and he came to Shechem.
- Genesis 37:15
וַיִּמְצָאֵהוּ אִישׁ וְהִנֵּה תֹעֶה בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיִּשְׁאָלֵהוּ הָאִישׁ לֵאמֹר מַה־תְּבַקֵּשׁ׃
a man came upon him wandering in the fields. The man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
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וְאַשְׁכְּחֵיהּ גּוּבְרָא וְהָא טָעֵי בְּחַקְלָא וְשַׁאֲלֵיהּ גּוּבְרָא לְמֵימַר מָא אַתְּ בָּעֵי׃
A man found him going astray in the field. The man asked him, What are you seeking?
- Genesis 37:16
וַיֹּאמֶר אֶת־אַחַי אָנֹכִי מְבַקֵּשׁ הַגִּידָה־נָּא לִי אֵיפֹה הֵם רֹעִים׃
He answered, “I am looking for my brothers. Could you tell me where they are pasturing?”
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וַאֲמַר יָת אַחַי אֲנָא בָּעֵי חַו כְּעַן לִי אֵיכָא אִנּוּן רָעַן׃
He said, I am looking for my brothers, tell me please [now], where are they pasturing?
- Genesis 37:17
וַיֹּאמֶר הָאִישׁ נָסְעוּ מִזֶּה כִּי שָׁמַעְתִּי אֹמְרִים נֵלְכָה דֹּתָיְנָה וַיֵּלֶךְ יוֹסֵף אַחַר אֶחָיו וַיִּמְצָאֵם בְּדֹתָן׃
The man said, “They have gone from here, for I heard them say: Let us go to Dothan.” So Joseph followed his brothers and found them at Dothan.
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וַאֲמַר גּוּבְרָא נְטַלוּ מִכָּא אֲרֵי שְׁמַעִית דְּאָמְרִין נֵיזֵיל לְדוֹתָן וַאֲזַל יוֹסֵף בָּתַר אֲחוֹהִי וְאַשְׁכְּחִנּוּן בְּדוֹתָן׃
The man said, They have traveled on from here, for I heard them say, Let us go to Doson. Yoseif went after his brothers and found them in Doson.
- Genesis 37:18
וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתוֹ מֵרָחֹק וּבְטֶרֶם יִקְרַב אֲלֵיהֶם וַיִּתְנַכְּלוּ אֹתוֹ לַהֲמִיתוֹ׃
They saw him from afar, and before he came close to them they conspired to kill him.
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וַחֲזוֹ יָתֵיהּ מֵרַחִיק וְעַד לָא קְרֵיב לְוָתְהוֹן וְחַשִּׁיבוּ עֲלוֹהִי לְמִקְטְלֵיהּ׃
They saw him from a distance, and before he approached them they were plotting against him to kill [thinking about killing] him.
- Genesis 37:19
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־אָחִיו הִנֵּה בַּעַל הַחֲלֹמוֹת הַלָּזֶה בָּא׃
They said to one another, “Here comes that dreamer!
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וַאֲמַרוּ גְּבַר לַאֲחוּהִי הָא מָרֵי חֶלְמַיָּא דֵּיכִי אָתֵי׃
One man said to another, Here comes the dreamer.
- Genesis 37:20
וְעַתָּה ׀ לְכוּ וְנַהַרְגֵהוּ וְנַשְׁלִכֵהוּ בְּאַחַד הַבֹּרוֹת וְאָמַרְנוּ חַיָּה רָעָה אֲכָלָתְהוּ וְנִרְאֶה מַה־יִּהְיוּ חֲלֹמֹתָיו׃
Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits; and we can say, ‘A savage beast devoured him.’ We shall see what comes of his dreams!”
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וּכְעַן אֵיתוֹ וְנִקְטְלִנֵּיהּ וְנִרְמֵינֵיהּ בְּחַד מִן גּוּבַּיָּא וְנֵימַר חַיְתָא בִּשְׁתָּא אֲכַלְתֵּיהּ וְנִחְזֵי מָא יְהֵי בְסוֹף חֶלְמוֹהִי׃
Now, come let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits; and we will say that a wild beast devoured him. Then we will see what will become [be the end] of his dreams.
- Genesis 37:21
וַיִּשְׁמַע רְאוּבֵן וַיַּצִּלֵהוּ מִיָּדָם וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא נַכֶּנּוּ נָפֶשׁ׃
But when Reuben heard it, he tried to save him from them. He said, “Let us not take his life.”
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וּשְׁמַע רְאוּבֵן וְשֵׁיזְבֵיהּ מִיַּדְהוֹן וַאֲמַר לָא נִקְטְלִנֵּיהּ נְפַשׁ׃
Reuvein heard and rescued him from their hands. He said, Let us not kill him.
- Genesis 37:22
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם ׀ רְאוּבֵן אַל־תִּשְׁפְּכוּ־דָם הַשְׁלִיכוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל־הַבּוֹר הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר בַּמִּדְבָּר וְיָד אַל־תִּשְׁלְחוּ־בוֹ לְמַעַן הַצִּיל אֹתוֹ מִיָּדָם לַהֲשִׁיבוֹ אֶל־אָבִיו׃
And Reuben went on, “Shed no blood! Cast him into that pit out in the wilderness, but do not touch him yourselves”—intending to save him from them and restore him to his father.
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וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן רְאוּבֵן לָא תֵישְׁדוּן דַּם רְמוֹ יָתֵיהּ לְגוּבָּא הָדֵין דִּבְמַדְבְּרָא וְיָד לָא תֵישְׁטוּן בֵּיהּ בְּדִיל לְשֵׁיזָבָא יָתֵיהּ מִיַּדְהוֹן לְאָתָבוּתֵיהּ לְוָת אֲבוּהִי׃
Reuvein said to them, Do not commit bloodshed. Throw him into this pit which is in the wilderness, and do not lay a hand on him. His purpose was to rescue him from their hands, to bring him back to his father.