The Latter Days - Genesis Chapter 37

Gen 37:1 And Jacob [03290] dwelt [03427] (8799) in the land [0776] wherein his father [01] was a stranger [04033], in the land [0776] of Canaan [03667].
Gen 37:2 These are the generations [08435] of Jacob [03290]. Joseph [03130], [being] seventeen [06240] [07651] years [08141] old [01121], was feeding [07462] (8802) the flock [06629] with his brethren [0251]; and the lad [05288] was with the sons [01121] of Bilhah [01090], and with the sons [01121] of Zilpah [02153], his father's [01] wives [0802]: and Joseph [03130] brought [0935] (8686) unto his father [01] their evil [07451] report [01681].
Gen 37:3 Now Israel [03478] loved [0157] (8804) Joseph [03130] more than all his children [01121], because he was the son [01121] of his old age [02208]: and he made [06213] (8804) him a coat [03801] of [many] colours [06446].
Gen 37:4 And when his brethren [0251] saw [07200] (8799) that their father [01] loved [0157] (8804) him more than all his brethren [0251], they hated [08130] (8799) him, and could [03201] (8804) not speak [01696] (8763) peaceably [07965] unto him.
Gen 37:5 And Joseph [03130] dreamed [02492] (8799) a dream [02472], and he told [05046] (8686) [it] his brethren [0251]: and they hated [08130] (8800) him yet the more [03254] (8686).
Gen 37:6 And he said [0559] (8799) unto them, Hear [08085] (8798), I pray you, this dream [02472] which I have dreamed [02492] (8804):
Gen 37:7 For, behold, we were binding [0481] (8764) [08432] sheaves [0485] in the field [07704], and, lo, my sheaf [0485] arose [06965] (8804), and also stood upright [05324] (8738); and, behold, your sheaves [0485] stood round about [05437] (8799), and made obeisance [07812] (8691) to my sheaf [0485].
Gen 37:8 And his brethren [0251] said [0559] (8799) to him, Shalt thou indeed [04427] (8800) reign [04427] (8799) over us? or shalt thou indeed [04910] (8800) have dominion [04910] (8799) over us? And they hated [08130] (8800) him yet the more [03254] (8686) for his dreams [02472], and for his words [01697].
Gen 37:9 And he dreamed [02492] (8799) yet another [0312] dream [02472], and told [05608] (8762) it his brethren [0251], and said [0559] (8799), Behold, I have dreamed [02492] (8804) a dream [02472] more; and, behold, the sun [08121] and the moon [03394] and the eleven [06240] [0259] stars [03556] made obeisance [07812] (8693) to me.
Gen 37:10 And he told [05608] (8762) [it] to his father [01], and to his brethren [0251]: and his father [01] rebuked [01605] (8799) him, and said [0559] (8799) unto him, What is this dream [02472] that thou hast dreamed [02492] (8804)? Shall I and thy mother [0517] and thy brethren [0251] indeed [0935] (8800) come [0935] (8799) to bow down [07812] (8692) ourselves to thee to the earth [0776]?
Gen 37:11 And his brethren [0251] envied [07065] (8762) him; but his father [01] observed [08104] (8804) the saying [01697].
Gen 37:12 And his brethren [0251] went [03212] (8799) to feed [07462] (8800) their father's [01] flock [06629] in Shechem [07927].
Gen 37:13 And Israel [03478] said [0559] (8799) unto Joseph [03130], Do not thy brethren [0251] feed [07462] (8802) [the flock] in Shechem [07927]? come [03212] (8798), and I will send thee [07971] (8799) unto them. And he said [0559] (8799) to him, Here [am I].
Gen 37:14 And he said [0559] (8799) to him, Go [03212] (8798), I pray thee, see [07200] (8798) whether it be well [07965] with thy brethren [0251], and well [07965] with the flocks [06629]; and bring [07725] [00] me word [01697] again [07725] (8685). So he sent [07971] (8799) him out of the vale [06010] of Hebron [02275], and he came [0935] (8799) to Shechem [07927].
Gen 37:15 And a certain man [0376] found him [04672] (8799), and, behold, [he was] wandering [08582] (8802) in the field [07704]: and the man [0376] asked him [07592] (8799), saying [0559] (8800), What seekest [01245] (8762) thou?
Gen 37:16 And he said [0559] (8799), I seek [01245] (8764) my brethren [0251]: tell [05046] (8685) me, I pray thee, where [0375] they feed [07462] (8802) [their flocks].
Gen 37:17 And the man [0376] said [0559] (8799), They are departed [05265] (8804) hence [02088]; for I heard [08085] (8804) them say [0559] (8802), Let us go [03212] (8799) to Dothan [01886]. And Joseph [03130] went [03212] (8799) after [0310] his brethren [0251], and found [04672] (8799) them in Dothan [01886].
Gen 37:18 And when they saw [07200] (8799) him afar off [07350], even before he came near [07126] (8799) unto them, they conspired [05230] (8691) against him to slay [04191] (8687) him.
Gen 37:19 And they said [0559] (8799) one [0376] to another [0251], Behold, this [01976] dreamer [01167] [02472] cometh [0935] (8802).
Gen 37:20 Come [03212] (8798) now therefore, and let us slay [02026] (8799) him, and cast [07993] (8686) him into some [0259] pit [0953], and we will say [0559] (8804), Some evil [07451] beast [02416] hath devoured [0398] (8804) him: and we shall see [07200] (8799) what will become of his dreams [02472].
Gen 37:21 And Reuben [07205] heard [08085] (8799) [it], and he delivered [05337] (8686) him out of their hands [03027]; and said [0559] (8799), Let us not kill [05221] (8686) [05315] him.
Gen 37:22 And Reuben [07205] said [0559] (8799) unto them, Shed [08210] (8799) no blood [01818], [but] cast [07993] (8685) him into this pit [0953] that is in the wilderness [04057], and lay [07971] (8799) no hand [03027] upon him; that he might rid [05337] (8687) him out of their hands [03027], to deliver [07725] [00] him to his father [01] again [07725] (8687).
Gen 37:23 And it came to pass, when Joseph [03130] was come [0935] (8804) unto his brethren [0251], that they stript [06584] (8686) [0853] Joseph [03130] out of [0854] his coat [03801], [his] coat [03801] of [many] colours [06446] that was on him;
Gen 37:24 And they took [03947] (8799) him, and cast [07993] (8686) him into a pit [0953]: and the pit [0953] was empty [07386], there was no water [04325] in it.
Gen 37:25 And they sat down [03427] (8799) to eat [0398] (8800) bread [03899]: and they lifted up [05375] (8799) their eyes [05869] and looked [07200] (8799), and, behold, a company [0736] of Ishmeelites [03459] came [0935] (8802) from Gilead [01568] with their camels [01581] bearing [05375] (8802) spicery [05219] and balm [06875] and myrrh [03910], going [01980] (8802) to carry [it] down [03381] (8687) to Egypt [04714].
Gen 37:26 And Judah [03063] said [0559] (8799) unto his brethren [0251], What profit [01215] [is it] if we slay [02026] (8799) our brother [0251], and conceal [03680] (8765) his blood [01818]?
Gen 37:27 Come [03212] (8798), and let us sell [04376] (8799) him to the Ishmeelites [03459], and let not our hand [03027] be upon him; for he is our brother [0251] and our flesh [01320]. And his brethren [0251] were content [08085] (8799).
Gen 37:28 Then there passed [05674] (8799) by Midianites [04084] merchantmen [0582] [05503] (8802); and they drew [04900] (8799) and lifted up [05927] (8686) Joseph [03130] out of the pit [0953], and sold [04376] (8799) Joseph [03130] to the Ishmeelites [03459] for twenty [06242] [pieces] of silver [03701]: and they brought [0935] (8686) Joseph [03130] into Egypt [04714].
Gen 37:29 And Reuben [07205] returned [07725] (8799) unto the pit [0953]; and, behold, Joseph [03130] was not in the pit [0953]; and he rent [07167] (8799) his clothes [0899].
Gen 37:30 And he returned [07725] (8799) unto his brethren [0251], and said [0559] (8799), The child [03206] is not; and I, whither [0575] shall I go [0935] (8802)?
Gen 37:31 And they took [03947] (8799) Joseph's [03130] coat [03801], and killed [07819] (8799) a kid [08163] of the goats [05795], and dipped [02881] (8799) the coat [03801] in the blood [01818];
Gen 37:32 And they sent [07971] (8762) the coat [03801] of [many] colours [06446], and they brought [0935] (8686) [it] to their father [01]; and said [0559] (8799), This have we found [04672] (8804): know [05234] (8685) now whether it [be] thy son's [01121] coat [03801] or no.
Gen 37:33 And he knew it [05234] (8686), and said [0559] (8799), it is my son's [01121] coat [03801]; an evil [07451] beast [02416] hath devoured [0398] (8804) him; Joseph [03130] is without doubt [02963] (8800) rent in pieces [02963] (8776).
Gen 37:34 And Jacob [03290] rent [07167] (8799) his clothes [08071], and put [07760] (8799) sackcloth [08242] upon his loins [04975], and mourned [056] (8691) for his son [01121] many [07227] days [03117].
Gen 37:35 And all his sons [01121] and all his daughters [01323] rose up [06965] (8799) to comfort [05162] (8763) him; but he refused [03985] (8762) to be comforted [05162] (8692); and he said [0559] (8799), For I will go down [03381] (8799) into the grave [07585] unto my son [01121] mourning [057]. Thus his father [01] wept [01058] (8799) for him.
Gen 37:36 And the Midianites [04092] sold [04376] (8804) him into Egypt [04714] unto Potiphar [06318], an officer [05631] of Pharaoh's [06547], and captain [08269] of the guard [02876].

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