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Genesis 37:1

And Jacob dwelleth in the land of his father`s sojournings in the land of Canaan.

Jacob lived in the land of his father's travels, in the land of Canaan.

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

Genesis 37:2

These [are] births of Jacob: Joseph, a son of seventeen years, hath been enjoying himself with his brethren among the flock, (and he [is] a youth,) with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father`s wives, and Joseph bringeth in an account of their evil unto their father.

This is the history of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph brought an evil report of them to their father.

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

And Israel hath loved Joseph more than any of his sons, for he [is] a son of his old age, and hath made for him a long coat;

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 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 his brethren see that their father hath loved him more than any of his brethren, and they hate him, and have not been able to speak [to] him peaceably.

His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn't speak peaceably 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 dreameth a dream, and declareth to his brethren, and they add still more to hate him.

Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him all the more.

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 saith unto them, `Hear ye, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

He said to them, "Please hear this dream which I have dreamed:

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

Genesis 37:7

that, lo, we are binding bundles in the midst of the field, and lo, my bundle hath arisen, and hath also stood up, and lo, your bundles are round about, and bow themselves to my bundle.`

for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and behold, your sheaves came around, and bowed down to my sheaf."

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 say to him, `Dost thou certainly reign over us? dost thou certainly rule over us?` and they add still more to hate him, for his dreams, and for his words.

His brothers said to him, "Will you indeed reign over us? Or will you indeed have dominion over us?" They hated him all the more for his dreams and for his words.

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 dreameth yet another dream, and recounteth it to his brethren, and saith, `Lo, I have dreamed a dream again, and lo, the sun and the moon, and eleven stars, are bowing themselves to me.`

He dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brothers, and said, "Behold, I have dreamed yet another dream: and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down 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 recounteth unto his father, and unto his brethren; and his father pusheth against him, and saith to him, `What [is] this dream which thou hast dreamt? do we certainly come I, and thy mother, and thy brethren to bow ourselves to thee, to the earth?`

He told it to his father and to his brothers. His father rebuked him, and said to him, "What is this dream that you have dreamed? Will I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves down to you to the earth?"

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 are zealous against him, and his father hath watched the matter.

His brothers envied him; but his father kept this saying in mind.

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

Genesis 37:12

And his brethren go to feed the flock of their father in Shechem,

His brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

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

Genesis 37:13

and Israel saith unto Joseph, `Are not thy brethren feeding in Shechem? come, and I send thee unto them;` and he saith to him, `Here [am] I;`

Israel said to Joseph, "Aren't your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them." He said to him, "Here I am."

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 saith to him, `Go, I pray thee, see the peace of thy brethren, and the peace of the flock, and bring me back word;` and he sendeth him from the valley of Hebron, and he cometh to Shechem.

He said to him, "Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers, and well with the flock; and bring me word again." So he sent him out of the vale 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 man findeth him, and lo, he is wandering in the field, and the man asketh him, saying, `What seekest thou?`

A certain man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, "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 saith, `My brethren I am seeking, declare to me, I pray thee, where they are feeding?`

He said, "I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock."

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

Genesis 37:17

And the man saith, `They have journeyed from this, for I have heard some saying, Let us go to Dothan,` and Joseph goeth after his brethren, and findeth them in Dothan.

The man said, "They have left here, for I heard them say, 'Let us go to Dothan.'" Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in 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 they see him from afar, even before he draweth near unto them, and they conspire against him to put him to death.

They saw him afar off, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.

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

Genesis 37:19

And they say one unto another, `Lo, this man of the dreams cometh;

They said one to another, "Behold, this dreamer comes.

And said one to another: Behold the dreamer cometh.

Genesis 37:20

and now, come, and we slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and have said, An evil beast hath devoured him; and we see what his dreams are.`

Come now therefore, and let's kill him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, 'An evil animal has devoured him.' We will see what will become 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 heareth, and delivereth him out of their hand, and saith, `Let us not smite the life;`

Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, "Let's not take his life."

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

Genesis 37:22

and Reuben saith unto them, `Shed no blood; cast him into this pit which [is] in the wilderness, and put not forth a hand upon him,` in order to deliver him out of their hand, to bring him back unto his father.

Reuben said to them, "Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand on him" - that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.

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 cometh to pass, when Joseph hath come unto his brethren, that they strip Joseph of his coat, the long coat which [is] upon him,

It happened, when Joseph came to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him;

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 take him and cast him into the pit, and the pit [is] empty, there is no water in it.

and they took him, and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty. There was no water in it.

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

Genesis 37:25

And they sit down to eat bread, and they lift up their eyes, and look, and lo, a company of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, and their camels bearing spices, and balm, and myrrh, going to take [them] down to Egypt.

They sat down to eat bread, and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spices and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

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 saith unto his brethren, `What gain when we slay our brother, and have concealed his blood?

Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal 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 we sell him to the Ishmaelites, and our hands are not on him, for he [is] our brother our flesh;` and his brethren hearken.

Come, and let's sell him to the Ishmaelites, and not let our hand be on him; for he is our brother, our flesh." His brothers listened 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

And Midianite merchantmen pass by and they draw out and bring up Joseph out of the pit, and sell Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty silverlings, and they bring Joseph into Egypt.

Midianites who were merchants passed by, and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. They brought Joseph into 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 returneth unto the pit, and lo, Joseph is not in the pit, and he rendeth his garments,

Reuben returned to the pit; and saw that Joseph wasn't in the pit; and he tore his clothes.

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

Genesis 37:30

and he returneth unto his brethren, and saith, `The lad is not, and I whither am I going?`

He returned to his brothers, and said, "The child is no more; and I, where will I go?"

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 take the coat of Joseph, and slaughter a kid of the goats, and dip the coat in the blood,

They took Joseph's coat, and killed a male goat, and dipped the coat in the blood.

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

Genesis 37:32

and send the long coat, and they bring [it] in unto their father, and say, `This have we found; discern, we pray thee, whether it [is] thy son`s coat or not?`

They took the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, "We have found this. Examine it, now, whether it is 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 discerneth it, and saith, `My son`s coat! an evil beast hath devoured him; torn torn is Joseph!`

He recognized it, and said, "It is my son's coat. An evil animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces."

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 rendeth his raiment, and putteth sackcloth on his loins, and becometh a mourner for his son many days,

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

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 rise to comfort him, and he refuseth to comfort himself, and saith, `For I go down mourning unto my son, to Sheol,` and his father weepeth for him.

All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted. He said, "For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning." His father wept 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 Medanites have sold him unto Egypt, to Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, head of the executioners.

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

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

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