1 And Jacob * h3290 dwelt * h3427 h8799 in the land * h776 wherein his father * h1 was a stranger * h4033, in the land * h776 of Canaan * h3667. wherein...: Heb. of his father's sojournings
2 These are the generations * h8435 of Jacob * h3290. Joseph * h3130, being seventeen * h6240 * h7651 years * h8141 old * h1121, was feeding * h7462 h8802 the flock * h6629 with his brethren * h251; and the lad * h5288 was with the sons * h1121 of Bilhah * h1090, and with the sons * h1121 of Zilpah * h2153, his father's * h1 wives * h802: and Joseph * h3130 brought * h935 h8686 unto his father * h1 their evil * h7451 report * h1681.
3 Now Israel * h3478 loved * h157 h8804 Joseph * h3130 more than all his children * h1121, because he was the son * h1121 of his old age * h2208: and he made * h6213 h8804 him a coat * h3801 of many colours * h6446. colours: or, pieces
4 And when his brethren * h251 saw * h7200 h8799 that their father * h1 loved * h157 h8804 him more than all his brethren * h251, they hated * h8130 h8799 him, and could * h3201 h8804 not speak * h1696 h8763 peaceably * h7965 unto him.
5 And Joseph * h3130 dreamed * h2492 h8799 a dream * h2472, and he told * h5046 h8686 it his brethren * h251: and they hated * h8130 h8800 him yet the more * h3254 h8686.
6 And he said * h559 h8799 unto them, Hear * h8085 h8798, I pray you, this dream * h2472 which I have dreamed * h2492 h8804:
7 For, behold, we were binding * h481 h8764 * h8432 sheaves * h485 in the field * h7704, and, lo, my sheaf * h485 arose * h6965 h8804, and also stood upright * h5324 h8738; and, behold, your sheaves * h485 stood round about * h5437 h8799, and made obeisance * h7812 h8691 to my sheaf * h485.
8 And his brethren * h251 said * h559 h8799 to him, Shalt thou indeed * h4427 h8800 reign * h4427 h8799 over us? or shalt thou indeed * h4910 h8800 have dominion * h4910 h8799 over us? And they hated * h8130 h8800 him yet the more * h3254 h8686 for his dreams * h2472, and for his words * h1697.
9 And he dreamed * h2492 h8799 yet another * h312 dream * h2472, and told * h5608 h8762 it his brethren * h251, and said * h559 h8799, Behold, I have dreamed * h2492 h8804 a dream * h2472 more; and, behold, the sun * h8121 and the moon * h3394 and the eleven * h6240 * h259 stars * h3556 made obeisance * h7812 h8693 to me.
10 And he told * h5608 h8762 it to his father * h1, and to his brethren * h251: and his father * h1 rebuked * h1605 h8799 him, and said * h559 h8799 unto him, What is this dream * h2472 that thou hast dreamed * h2492 h8804? Shall I and thy mother * h517 and thy brethren * h251 indeed * h935 h8800 come * h935 h8799 to bow down * h7812 h8692 ourselves to thee to the earth * h776?
11 And his brethren * h251 envied * h7065 h8762 him; but his father * h1 observed * h8104 h8804 the saying * h1697.
12 And his brethren * h251 went * h3212 h8799 to feed * h7462 h8800 their father's * h1 flock * h6629 in Shechem * h7927.
13 And Israel * h3478 said * h559 h8799 unto Joseph * h3130, Do not thy brethren * h251 feed * h7462 h8802 the flock in Shechem * h7927? come * h3212 h8798, and I will send thee * h7971 h8799 unto them. And he said * h559 h8799 to him, Here am I .
14 And he said * h559 h8799 to him, Go * h3212 h8798, I pray thee, see * h7200 h8798 whether it be well * h7965 with thy brethren * h251, and well * h7965 with the flocks * h6629; and bring * h7725 me word * h1697 again * h7725 h8685. So he sent * h7971 h8799 him out of the vale * h6010 of Hebron * h2275, and he came * h935 h8799 to Shechem * h7927. see...: Heb. see the peace of thy brethren, etc.
15 And a certain man * h376 found him * h4672 h8799, and, behold, he was wandering * h8582 h8802 in the field * h7704: and the man * h376 asked him * h7592 h8799, saying * h559 h8800, What seekest * h1245 h8762 thou?
16 And he said * h559 h8799, I seek * h1245 h8764 my brethren * h251: tell * h5046 h8685 me, I pray thee, where * h375 they feed * h7462 h8802 their flocks .
17 And the man * h376 said * h559 h8799, They are departed * h5265 h8804 hence * h2088; for I heard * h8085 h8804 them say * h559 h8802, Let us go * h3212 h8799 to Dothan * h1886. And Joseph * h3130 went * h3212 h8799 after * h310 his brethren * h251, and found * h4672 h8799 them in Dothan * h1886.
18 And when they saw * h7200 h8799 him afar off * h7350, even before he came near * h7126 h8799 unto them, they conspired * h5230 h8691 against him to slay * h4191 h8687 him.
19 And they said * h559 h8799 one * h376 to another * h251, Behold, this * h1976 dreamer * h1167 * h2472 cometh * h935 h8802. dreamer: Heb. master of dreams
20 Come * h3212 h8798 now therefore, and let us slay * h2026 h8799 him, and cast * h7993 h8686 him into some * h259 pit * h953, and we will say * h559 h8804, Some evil * h7451 beast * h2416 hath devoured * h398 h8804 him: and we shall see * h7200 h8799 what will become of his dreams * h2472.
21 And Reuben * h7205 heard * h8085 h8799 it , and he delivered * h5337 h8686 him out of their hands * h3027; and said * h559 h8799, Let us not kill * h5221 h8686 * h5315 him.
22 And Reuben * h7205 said * h559 h8799 unto them, Shed * h8210 h8799 no blood * h1818, but cast * h7993 h8685 him into this pit * h953 that is in the wilderness * h4057, and lay * h7971 h8799 no hand * h3027 upon him; that he might rid * h5337 h8687 him out of their hands * h3027, to deliver * h7725 him to his father * h1 again * h7725 h8687.
23 And it came to pass, when Joseph * h3130 was come * h935 h8804 unto his brethren * h251, that they stript * h6584 h8686 * h853 Joseph * h3130 out of * h854 his coat * h3801, his coat * h3801 of many colours * h6446 that was on him; colours: or, pieces
24 And they took * h3947 h8799 him, and cast * h7993 h8686 him into a pit * h953: and the pit * h953 was empty * h7386, there was no water * h4325 in it.
25 And they sat down * h3427 h8799 to eat * h398 h8800 bread * h3899: and they lifted up * h5375 h8799 their eyes * h5869 and looked * h7200 h8799, and, behold, a company * h736 of Ishmeelites * h3459 came * h935 h8802 from Gilead * h1568 with their camels * h1581 bearing * h5375 h8802 spicery * h5219 and balm * h6875 and myrrh * h3910, going * h1980 h8802 to carry it down * h3381 h8687 to Egypt * h4714.
26 And Judah * h3063 said * h559 h8799 unto his brethren * h251, What profit * h1215 is it if we slay * h2026 h8799 our brother * h251, and conceal * h3680 h8765 his blood * h1818?
27 Come * h3212 h8798, and let us sell * h4376 h8799 him to the Ishmeelites * h3459, and let not our hand * h3027 be upon him; for he is our brother * h251 and our flesh * h1320. And his brethren * h251 were content * h8085 h8799. were...: Heb. hearkened
28 Then there passed * h5674 h8799 by Midianites * h4084 merchantmen * h582 * h5503 h8802; and they drew * h4900 h8799 and lifted up * h5927 h8686 Joseph * h3130 out of the pit * h953, and sold * h4376 h8799 Joseph * h3130 to the Ishmeelites * h3459 for twenty * h6242 pieces of silver * h3701: and they brought * h935 h8686 Joseph * h3130 into Egypt * h4714.
29 And Reuben * h7205 returned * h7725 h8799 unto the pit * h953; and, behold, Joseph * h3130 was not in the pit * h953; and he rent * h7167 h8799 his clothes * h899.
30 And he returned * h7725 h8799 unto his brethren * h251, and said * h559 h8799, The child * h3206 is not; and I, whither * h575 shall I go * h935 h8802?
31 And they took * h3947 h8799 Joseph's * h3130 coat * h3801, and killed * h7819 h8799 a kid * h8163 of the goats * h5795, and dipped * h2881 h8799 the coat * h3801 in the blood * h1818;
32 And they sent * h7971 h8762 the coat * h3801 of many colours * h6446, and they brought * h935 h8686 it to their father * h1; and said * h559 h8799, This have we found * h4672 h8804: know * h5234 h8685 now whether it be thy son's * h1121 coat * h3801 or no.
33 And he knew it * h5234 h8686, and said * h559 h8799, It is my son's * h1121 coat * h3801; an evil * h7451 beast * h2416 hath devoured * h398 h8804 him; Joseph * h3130 is without doubt * h2963 h8800 rent in pieces * h2963 h8776.
34 And Jacob * h3290 rent * h7167 h8799 his clothes * h8071, and put * h7760 h8799 sackcloth * h8242 upon his loins * h4975, and mourned * h56 h8691 for his son * h1121 many * h7227 days * h3117.
35 And all his sons * h1121 and all his daughters * h1323 rose up * h6965 h8799 to comfort * h5162 h8763 him; but he refused * h3985 h8762 to be comforted * h5162 h8692; and he said * h559 h8799, For I will go down * h3381 h8799 into the grave * h7585 unto my son * h1121 mourning * h57. Thus his father * h1 wept * h1058 h8799 for him.
36 And the Midianites * h4092 sold * h4376 h8804 him into Egypt * h4714 unto Potiphar * h6318, an officer * h5631 of Pharaoh's * h6547, and captain * h8269 of the guard * h2876. officer: Heb. eunuch: but the word doth signify not only eunuchs, but also chamberlains, courtiers, and officers captain...: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the slaughter men, or executioners