‏ Genesis 37

CHAPTER 37

Joseph's Dreams

1[³dwelt ¹And ²Jacob] in the land of which [²sojourned   ¹his father] in the land of Canaan. 2These are  the generations of Jacob. And Joseph [²ten ³and ⁴seven ⁵years old  ¹was] tending the sheep   of his father with   his brothers, being young among the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, the wives   of his father. And they brought against Joseph [²fault ¹a bad] to Israel   their father. 3But Jacob loved   Joseph beyond all   his sons, for [³the son ⁴of old age ¹he was ²to him]. And he made for him [²garment ¹a colored]. 4[³seeing ¹And   ²his brothers] that [⁴him ¹the ²father ³was fond of] over all   of his sons, they detested him, and were not able to speak to him, not one thing  peaceable. 5[³dreaming ¹And ²Joseph] a dream, reported it to  his brothers. 6And he said to them, Hear   this dream which I dreamed! 7I imagined you all were binding sheaves in the middle of the plain. And there rose up   my sheaf, and it was straight up. [⁴moving around ¹And   ³sheaves ²your], did obeisance to   my sheaf. 8[³said ¹And ⁴to him   ²his brothers], Do you mean in reigning you will reign over us, or in dominating you will dominate us? And they added still to detest him because of   his dreams, and because of   his words. 9And he saw [²dream ¹another]. And he described it to  his father, and to  his brothers. And he said, Behold, I dreamed [²dream ¹another]; as if the sun, and the moon, and eleven stars did obeisance to me. 10And [²reproached ³him   ¹his father], and said to him, What   is this dream which you dreamed? Is it so indeed in having come I will come also, and   your mother, and   your brothers, to do obeisance to you upon the ground? 11[³envied ¹And ⁴him   ²his brothers],   but his father kept the saying. 12[³went ¹And   ²his brothers] to graze the sheep   of their father in Shechem. 13And Israel said to Joseph, Did not   your brothers tend in Shechem? Come, I will send you to them. And he said to him, Behold, I am ready. 14[³said ¹And ⁴to him ²Israel], In going see if [²are in health   ¹your brothers] and the sheep, and announce it  to me! And he sent him from the valley   of Hebron. And he came into Shechem. 15And [²found ³him ¹a man] wandering in the plain. [⁴asked ¹And ⁵him ²the ³man], saying, What do you seek? 16  And he said,   [²my brothers ¹I seek]; report to me where they graze! 17[⁴said ¹And ⁵to him ²the ³man], They have departed from here. For I heard them saying, Let us go unto Dothan. And Joseph went after   his brothers, and found them in Dothan.

Joseph Sold into Egypt

18And they spied him far off before   his approaching to them. And they acted wickedly   to kill him. 19And said each to   his brother, Behold,   that dreamer comes. 20Now then, come, let us kill him and toss him into one of the wells! And we shall say, [²wild beast ¹A ferocious] devoured him. And we shall see what will be   of his dreams. 21[³hearing ¹And ²Reuben], rescued him from out of   their hands. And he said, Do not strike him as far as his  life. 22[³said ¹And ⁴to them ²Reuben], You should not shed blood, put him into one   of these wells of the ones in the wilderness, [⁴a hand ¹and ³not ²bear] against him, that he might rescue him from out of   their hands, and that he might give him to  his father. 23And it came to pass when Joseph came to   his brothers, they took [⁴off ⁵Joseph   ³garment ¹the ²colored], the one around him. 24And taking him, they tossed him into the well. But the well was empty, [³water ¹it did not ²have]. 25And they sat to eat bread. And looking up with the eyes they saw. And behold, journeying Ishmaelites having come from Gilead, and   their camels full of incenses, and balm, and balsam. And they were going leading down into Egypt. 26[³said ¹And ²Judah] to   his brothers, What profit if we kill   our brother, and hide   his blood? 27Come let us give him   to these Ishmaelites, and the hands of ours, let them not be upon him! for he is  our brother, and [²flesh ¹he is our]. [³hearkened ¹And   ²his brothers]. 28And [²came near   ¹the men], the Midianite merchants, and they drew out and hauled   Joseph from out of the well. And [³rendered   ⁴for Joseph ¹the ²Ishmaelites] twenty pieces of gold. And they led   Joseph into Egypt. 29[³returned ¹And ²Ruben] upon the well, and he did not see   Joseph in the well, and he tore   his clothes. 30And he turned towards   his brothers, and he said, The boy is not, and I, where shall I go yet? 31And taking the garment   of Joseph, they slew a kid of the goats, and tainted the garment in the blood. 32And they sent   [³garment ¹the ²colored], and they carried it to  their father, and said, This we found, do you recognize if the garment   [²son ¹is of your] or not? 33And he recognized it, and said, The garment   [²of my son ¹is], [²wild beast ¹a ferocious] devoured him, a wild beast seized   Joseph. 34[³tore ¹And ²Jacob]   his clothes, and placed sackcloth upon   his loin, and mourned for    his son [²days ¹many]. 35[⁶came together ¹And ²all   ³his sons ⁴and   ⁵daughters]. And they came to comfort him, and he did not want to be comforted, saying that, I will go down to   my son in mourning into Hades. And [²wept ³for him   ¹his father]. 36And the Midianites gave   Joseph into Egypt   to Potiphar the castrato of Pharaoh -- the chief guard.