16   And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
'amar⁵⁵⁹ baqash¹²⁴⁵ 'ach²⁵¹ nagad⁵⁰⁴⁶ 'eyphoh³⁷⁵ ra`ah⁷⁴⁶²

17   And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
'iysh³⁷⁶ 'amar⁵⁵⁹ naca`<sup>5265</sup> zeh<sup>2088</sup> shama`⁸⁰⁸⁵ 'amar⁵⁵⁹ yalak³²¹² Dothan¹⁸⁸⁶ Yowceph³¹³⁰ yalak³²¹² 'achar³¹⁰ 'ach²⁵¹ matsa'⁴⁶⁷² Dothan¹⁸⁸⁶

18   And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
ra'ah⁷²⁰⁰ rachowq⁷³⁵⁰ qarab⁷¹²⁶ nakal⁵²³⁰ muwth⁴¹⁹¹

19   And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
'amar⁵⁵⁹ 'iysh³⁷⁶ 'ach²⁵¹ hallazeh¹⁹⁷⁶ ba`al¹¹⁶⁷ bow'⁹³⁵

20   Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
yalak³²¹² harag²⁰²⁶ shalak⁷⁹⁹³ 'echad²⁵⁹ bowr⁹⁵³ 'amar⁵⁵⁹ ra`⁷⁴⁵¹ chay²⁴¹⁶ 'akal³⁹⁸ ra'ah⁷²⁰⁰ chalowm²⁴⁷²

21   And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
R'uwben⁷²⁰⁵ shama`⁸⁰⁸⁵ natsal⁵³³⁷ yad³⁰²⁷ 'amar⁵⁵⁹ nakah⁵²²¹ nephesh⁵³¹⁵

22   And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
R'uwben⁷²⁰⁵ 'amar⁵⁵⁹ shaphak⁸²¹⁰ dam¹⁸¹⁸ shalak⁷⁹⁹³ bowr⁹⁵³ midbar⁴⁰⁵⁷ shalach⁷⁹⁷¹ yad³⁰²⁷ natsal⁵³³⁷ yad³⁰²⁷ 'ab¹ shuwb⁷⁷²⁵

23   And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;
Yowceph³¹³⁰ bow'⁹³⁵ 'ach²⁵¹ pashat⁶⁵⁸⁴ Yowceph³¹³⁰ 'eth⁸⁵⁴ kthoneth³⁸⁰¹ kthoneth³⁸⁰¹ pac⁶⁴⁴⁶

24   And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
laqach³⁹⁴⁷ shalak⁷⁹⁹³ bowr⁹⁵³ bowr⁹⁵³ reyq⁷³⁸⁶ mayim⁴³²⁵