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Genesis 37:1

And Jacob dwelt in the land in which his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

Now Jacob was living in the land where his father had made a place for himself, in the land of Canaan.

And Jacob dwelt in the land of Chanaan wherein his father sojourned.

Genesis 37:2

These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren, and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought to his father their evil report.

These are the generations of Jacob: Joseph, a boy seventeen years old, was looking after the flock, together with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph gave their father a bad account of them.

And these are his generations: Joseph, when he was sixteen years old, was feeding the dock with his brethren, being but a boy: and he was with the sons of and of Zelpha his father's wives : and he accused his brethren to his father of a most wicked crime.

Genesis 37:3

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colors.

Now the love which Israel had for Joseph was greater than his love for all his other children, because he got him when he was an old man: and he had a long coat made for him.

Now Israel loved Joseph above all his sons, because he had him in his old age: and he made him a coat of divers colours.

Genesis 37:4

And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.

And because his brothers saw that Joseph was dearer to his father than all the others, they were full of hate for him, and would not say a kind word to him.

And his brethren seeing that he was loved by his father, more than all his sons, hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.

Genesis 37:5

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

Now Joseph had a dream, and he gave his brothers an account of it, which made their hate greater than ever.

Now it fell out also that he told his brethren a dream, that he had dreamed: which occasioned them to hate him the more.

Genesis 37:6

And he said to them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

And he said to them, Let me give you the story of my dream.

And he said to them: Hear my dream which I dreamed.

Genesis 37:7

For behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and behold, your sheaves stood around and made obeisance to my sheaf.

We were in the field, getting the grain stems together, and my grain kept upright, and yours came round and went down on the earth before mine.

I thought we were binding sheaves in the field: and my sheaf arose as it were, end stood, and your sheaves standing about, bowed down before my sheaf.

Genesis 37:8

And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? and they hated him yet the more for his dreams and for his words.

And his brothers said to him, Are you to be our king? will you have authority over us? And because of his dream and his words, their hate for him became greater than ever.

His brethren answered : Shalt thou be our king? or shall we be subject to thy dominion? Therefore this matter of his dreams and words ministered nourishment to their envy and hatred.

Genesis 37:9

And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more: and behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.

Then he had another dream, and gave his brothers an account of it, saying, I have had another dream: the sun and the moon and eleven stars gave honour to me.

He dreamed also another dream, which he told his brethren, saying: I saw in a dream, as it were the sun, and the moon, and eleven stars worshipping me.

Genesis 37:10

And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said to him, what is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

And he gave word of it to his father and his brothers; but his father protesting said, What sort of a dream is this? am I and your mother and your brothers to go down on our faces to the earth before you?

And when he had told this to his father and brethren, his father rebuked him, and said: What meaneth this dream that thou hast dreamed? shall I and thy mother, and thy brethren worship thee upon the earth?

Genesis 37:11

And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

And his brothers were full of envy; but his father kept his words in mind.

His brethren therefore envied him: but his father considered the thing with himself.

Genesis 37:12

And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

Now his brothers went to keep watch over their father's flock in Shechem.

And when his brethren abode in Sichem feeding their father's docks,

Genesis 37:13

And Israel said to Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send thee to them. And he said to him, Here am I.

And Israel said to Joseph, Are not your brothers with the flock in Shechem? come, I will send you to them. And he said to him, Here am I.

Israel said to him : Thy brethren feed the sheep in Sichem: come, I will send thee to them. And when he answered:

Genesis 37:14

And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it is well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him from the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

And he said to him, Go now, and see if your brothers are well and how the flock is; then come back and give me word. So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

I am ready: he said to him: Go, and see if all things be well with thy brethren, and the cattle: and bring me word again what is doing. So being sent from the vale of Hebron, he came to Sichem:

Genesis 37:15

And a certain man found him, and behold he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

And a man saw him wandering in the country, and said to him, What are you looking for?

And a man found him there wandering in the field, and asked what he sought.

Genesis 37:16

And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.

And he said, I am looking for my brothers; please give me word of where they are keeping their flock.

But he answered: I seek my brethren; tell me where they feed the docks.

Genesis 37:17

And the man said, They have departed hence: for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren and found them in Dothan.

And the man said, They have gone away from here, for they said in my hearing, Let us go to Dothan. So Joseph went after them and came up with them at Dothan.

And the man said to him: They are departed from this place: for I heard them say: Let us go to Dothain. And Joseph went forward after his brethren, and found them in Dothain.

Genesis 37:18

And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near to them, they conspired against him to slay him.

But they saw him when he was a long way off, and before he came near them they made a secret design against him to put him to death;

And when they saw him afar off, be- fore he came nigh them, they thought to kill him.

Genesis 37:19

And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer is coming.

Saying to one another, See, here comes this dreamer.

And said one to another: Behold the dreamer cometh.

Genesis 37:20

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.

Let us now put him to death and put his body into one of these holes, and we will say, An evil beast has put him to death: then we will see what becomes of his dreams.

Come, let us kill him, and cast him into some old pit : and we will say : Some evil beast hath devoured him: and then it shall appear what his dreams avail him :

Genesis 37:21

And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him from their hands: and said, Let us not kill him.

But Reuben, hearing these words, got him out of their hands, saying, Let us not take his life.

And Ruben hearing this, endeavoured to deliver him out of their hands, end said:

Genesis 37:22

And Reuben said to them, Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might deliver him from their hands, to bring him back to his father.

Do not put him to a violent death, but let him be placed in one of the holes; this he said to keep him safe from their hands, with the purpose of taking him back to his father again.

Do not take away his life, nor shed his blood: but cast him into this pit, that is in the wilderness, and keep your hands harmless: now he said this, being desirous to deliver him out of their hands and to restore him to his father.

Genesis 37:23

And it came to pass when Joseph had come to his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, his coat of many colors that was on him.

So when Joseph came to his brothers, they took off his long coat which he had on;

And as soon as he came to his brethren, they forthwith stript him of his outside coat, that was of divers colours:

Genesis 37:24

And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty; there was no water in it.

And they took him and put him in the hole: now the hole had no water in it.

And cast him into an old pit, where there was no water.

Genesis 37:25

And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery, and balm, and myrrh, going to carry them down to Egypt.

Then seating themselves, they took their meal: and looking up, they saw a travelling band of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead on their way to Egypt, with spices and perfumes on their camels.

And sitting down to eat bread, they saw some Ismaelites on their way coming from Calaad, with their camels, carrying spices, and balm, and myrrh to Egypt.

Genesis 37:26

And Judah said to his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood.

And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is there in putting our brother to death and covering up his blood?

And Juda said to his brethren: What will it profit us to kill our brother, and conceal his blood?

Genesis 37:27

Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh: and his brethren were content.

Let us give him to these Ishmaelites for a price, and let us not put violent hands on him, for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers gave ear to him.

It is better that he be sold to the Ismaelites, and that our hands be not defiled: for he is our brother and our flesh. His brethren agreed to his words.

Genesis 37:28

Then there passed by Midianites, merchants; and they drew and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

And some traders from Midian went by; so pulling Joseph up out of the hole, they gave him to the Ishmaelites for twenty bits of silver, and they took him to Egypt.

And when the Madianite merchants passed by, they drew him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ismaelites, for twenty pieces of silver: and they led him into Egypt.

Genesis 37:29

And Reuben returned to the pit; and behold, Joseph was not in the pit: and he rent his clothes.

Now when Reuben came back to the hole, Joseph was not there; and giving signs of grief,

And Ruben, returning to the pit, found not the boy:

Genesis 37:30

And he returned to his brethren, and said, The child is not: and I, whither shall I go?

He went back to his brothers, and said, The child is gone; what am I to do?

And rending his garments he went to his brethren, and said: The boy doth not appear and whither shall I go?

Genesis 37:31

And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood:

Then they took Joseph's coat, and put on it some of the blood from a young goat which they had put to death,

And they took his coat, and dipped it in the blood of a kid, which they had killed :

Genesis 37:32

And they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it is thy son's coat or not.

And they took the coat to their father, and said, We came across this; is it your son's coat or not?

Sending some to carry it to their father, and to say: This we have found: see whether it be thy son's coat, or not.

Genesis 37:33

And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him: Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.

And he saw that it was, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast has put him to death; without doubt Joseph has come to a cruel end.

And the father acknowledging it, said: It is my son's coat, an evil wild beast hath eaten him, a beast hath devoured Joseph.

Genesis 37:34

And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

Then Jacob, giving signs of grief, put on haircloth, and went on weeping for his son day after day.

And tearing his garments, he put an sackcloth, mourning for his son a long time.

Genesis 37:35

And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave to my son mourning: Thus his father wept for him.

And all his sons and all his daughters came to give him comfort, but he would not be comforted, saying with weeping, I will go down to the underworld to my son. So great was his father's sorrow for him.

And alibis children being gathered together to comfort their father in his sorrow, he would not receive comfort, but said: I will go down to my son into hell, mourning. And whilst he continued weeping,

Genesis 37:36

And the Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.

And in Egypt the men of Midian gave him for a price to Potiphar, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house.

The Madianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Putiphar, an eunuch of Pharao, captain of the soldiers.

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