Revised Version 1895

Genesis 37

1AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290dweltוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of hisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1sojourningsמְגוּרֵ֣יme.gu.ReiH4033, in thelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

2Theseאֵ֣לֶּה׀'E.lehH428are thegenerationsתֹּלְד֣וֹתto.le.DotH8435ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290.Josephיוֹסֵ֞ףyo.SefH3130,beingהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961seventeenעֶשְׂרֵ֤ה'es.RehH6240yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, was feeding theflockבַּצֹּ֔אןba.TzonH6629with hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251; and he was aladנַ֗עַרNa.'arH5288with thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofBilhahבִלְהָ֛הvil.HahH1090, and with thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofZilpahזִלְפָּ֖הzil.PahH2153, hisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1wivesנְשֵׁ֣יne.SheiH802: andJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935theevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451reportדִּבָּתָ֥םdi.ba.TamH1681of them unto theirfatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃'a.vi.HemH1.

3NowH3588Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478lovedאָהַ֤ב'a.HavH157Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130moreH3588thanH3605allH3605hischildrenH1121,becauseH3588he was thesonH1121of hisoldH1121ageH1121: and hemadeוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213him acoatכְּתֹ֥נֶתke.To.netH3801of many colours.

4And hisbrethrenאֶחָ֗יו'e.ChavH251sawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200that theirfatherאֲבִיהֶם֙'a.vi.HemH1lovedאָהַ֤ב'a.HavH157himmoreH3808thanH3808allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251; and theyhatedוַֽיִּשְׂנְא֖וּvai.yis.ne.'UH8130him, andcouldיָכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201notH3808speakדַּבְּר֥וֹda.be.RoH1696peaceablyלְשָׁלֹֽם׃le.sha.LomH7965unto him.

5AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130dreamedוַיַּחֲלֹ֤םvai.ya.cha.LomH2492adreamחֲל֔וֹםcha.LomH2472, and hetoldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046it to hisbrethrenלְאֶחָ֑יוle.'e.ChavH251: and theyhatedשְׂנֹ֥אse.No'H8130him yet themoreע֖וֹדodH5750.

6And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085, Iprayנָ֕אna'H4994youH834, thisdreamחָלָֽמְתִּי׃cha.La.me.tiH2492whichH834I havedreamedH2492:

7for,beholdוְ֠הִנֵּהVe.hi.nehH2009,weאֲנַ֜חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587werebindingמְאַלְּמִ֤יםme.'a.le.MimH481sheavesאֲלֻמִּים֙'a.lu.MimH485in thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704, and,loוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009, mysheafאֲלֻמָּתִ֖י'a.lu.ma.TiH485aroseקָ֥מָהKa.mahH6965, and alsostoodנִצָּ֑בָהni.Tza.vahH5324upright; and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, yoursheavesאֲלֻמֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lu.Mo.tei.KhemH485cameroundתְסֻבֶּ֙ינָה֙te.su.Bei.nahH5437aboutH5437, andmadeH5437obeisance to mysheafלַאֲלֻמָּתִֽי׃la.'a.lu.ma.TiH485.

8And hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251saidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, Shalt thouindeedH518reignH4427overusH5921? or shalt thouindeedH518havedominionH4910overusH5921? And theyhatedשְׂנֹ֣אse.No'H8130him yet themoreעוֹד֙'OdH5750for hisdreamsחֲלֹמֹתָ֖יוcha.lo.mo.TavH2472, and for hiswordsדְּבָרָֽיו׃de.va.RavH1697.

9And hedreamedוַיַּחֲלֹ֥םvai.ya.cha.LomH2492yetanotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312dreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472, andtoldH559it to hisbrethrenלְאֶחָ֑יוle.'e.ChavH251, andsaidH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I havedreamedחָלַ֤מְתִּֽיcha.Lam.tiH2492yet adreamחֲלוֹם֙cha.lOmH2472; and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009, thesunהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121and themoonוְהַיָּרֵ֗חַve.hai.ya.Re.achH3394andelevenעָשָׂר֙'a.SarH6240starsכּֽוֹכָבִ֔יםko.kha.VimH3556made obeisance tomeH2472.

10And hetoldH559it to hisfatherאָבִיו֮'a.VivH1, and to hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֒'e.ChavH251; and hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1rebukedוַיִּגְעַר־vai.yig.'ar-H1605him, andsaidH559unto him,Whatמָ֛הmahH4100is thisdreamהַחֲל֥וֹםha.cha.LomH2472that thou hastdreamedחָלָ֑מְתָּcha.La.me.taH2492? Shall I and thymotherוְאִמְּךָ֣ve.'i.me.KhaH517and thybrethrenוְאַחֶ֔יךָve.'a.Chei.khaH251indeedH559comeH935tobowלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֥תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812downH7812ourselvesH7812to thee to theearthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776?

11And hisbrethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251enviedוַיְקַנְאוּ־vay.kan.'u-H7065him; but hisfatherוְאָבִ֖יוve.'a.VivH1keptשָׁמַ֥רsha.MarH8104thesayingהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697in mind.

12And hisbrethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251went tofeedלִרְע֛וֹתlir.'otH7462theirfather’sאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1flockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629inShechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃bish.KhemH7927.

13AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130, Donotהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808thybrethrenאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251feedרֹעִ֣יםro.'ImH7462the flock inShechemבִּשְׁכֶ֔םbish.KhemH7927? come, and I willsendוְאֶשְׁלָחֲךָ֣ve.'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971thee unto them. And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009am I.

14And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,GoH935nowH4994,seeרְאֵ֜הre.'EhH7200whetherH7200it bewellשְׁל֤וֹםshe.LomH7965with thybrethrenאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251, andwellשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965with theflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629; andbringH935meH4994wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697againוַהֲשִׁבֵ֖נִיva.ha.shi.Ve.niH7725.SoH7971hesentH7971himoutH7971of the vale ofHebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275, and hecameH935toShechemשְׁכֶֽמָה׃she.Khe.mahH7927.

15And acertainH376manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376foundוַיִּמְצָאֵ֣הוּvai.yim.tza.'E.huH4672him, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, he waswanderingתֹעֶ֖הto.'EhH8582in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704: and themanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376askedוַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֧הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huH7592him,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Whatמַה־mah-H4100seekest thou?

16And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Iseekמְבַקֵּ֑שׁme.va.KeshH1245mybrethrenאַחַ֖י'a.ChaiH251:tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046meH4994, IprayH4994thee,whereאֵיפֹ֖ה'ei.FohH375they are feeding the flock.

17And themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, They aredepartedנָסְע֣וּna.se.'UH5265hence: for Iheardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085themsayאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559, Letusכִּ֤יkiH3588goH5265toDothanדֹּתָ֑יְנָהdo.Ta.ye.nahH1886. AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130wentH376afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251, andfoundוַיִּמְצָאֵ֖םvai.yim.tza.'EmH4672them inDothanבְּדֹתָֽן׃be.do.TanH1886.

18And theysawוַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'UH7200himafarH7350offH7350, andbeforeוּבְטֶ֙רֶם֙u.ve.Te.remH2962hecameH7126nearH7126unto them, they conspiredagainstאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413him toslayלַהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃la.ha.mi.ToH4191him.

19And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559one toanotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251,Beholdהִנֵּ֗הhi.NehH2009, this dreamer cometh.

20ComeH1961nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258therefore, andletH6258usH7200slayוְנַֽהַרְגֵ֗הוּve.na.har.Ge.huH2026him, andcastH7993himintoH7993one of thepitsהַבֹּר֔וֹתha.bo.RotH953, andweH6258willsayוְאָמַ֕רְנוּve.'a.Mar.nuH559, Anevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451beastחַיָּ֥הchai.YahH2416hathdevouredאֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ'a.kha.La.te.huH398him: andweH6258shallseeוְנִרְאֶ֕הve.nir.'EhH7200whatמַה־mah-H4100willbecomeH1961of hisdreamsחֲלֹמֹתָֽיו׃cha.lo.mo.TavH2472.

21AndReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it, anddeliveredH5337himoutH3027of theirhandמִיָּדָ֑םmi.ya.DamH3027; andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,LetH3808usH5337notH3808takeנַכֶּ֖נּוּna.Ke.nuH5221hislifeנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

22AndReubenרְאוּבֵן֮re.'u.VenH7205saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Shedתִּשְׁפְּכוּ־tish.pe.khu-H8210noH3808bloodדָם֒damH1818;castהַשְׁלִ֣יכוּhash.Li.khuH7993himintoH413thispitהַבּ֤וֹרha.BorH953that is in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, butlayH7971noH3808handוְיָ֖דve.YadH3027uponH413him: that he mightdeliverהַצִּ֤ילha.TzilH5337himoutH7971of theirhandמִיָּדָ֔םmi.ya.DamH3027, torestoreלַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹla.ha.shi.VoH7725him to hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

23And itcameH935topassH935, whenJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wascomeH935unto hisbrethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251, that they striptJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130of hiscoatכֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹku.ta.ne.ToH3801, thecoatכְּתֹ֥נֶתke.To.netH3801of many colours that was on him;

24and theytookוַיִּ֨קָּחֻ֔הוּvai.Yi.ka.Chu.huH3947him, andcastH7993himintoH7993thepitהַבֹּ֑רָהha.Bo.rahH953: and thepitוְהַבּ֣וֹרve.ha.BorH953wasemptyרֵ֔קRekH7386, there wasnoאֵ֥ין'einH369waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325in it.

25And theysatוַיֵּשְׁבוּ֮vai.ye.she.VuH3427downלְהוֹרִ֥ידle.ho.RidH3381toeatלֶֽאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398breadלֶחֶם֒le.ChemH3899: and theyliftedוַיִּשְׂא֤וּvai.yis.'UH5375upH5375theireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869andlookedוַיִּרְא֔וּvai.yir.'UH7200, and,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009, a travelling company ofIshmaelitesיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔יםyish.me.'e.LimH3459cameבָּאָ֖הba.'AhH935fromGileadמִגִּלְעָ֑דmi.gil.'AdH1568, with theircamelsוּגְמַלֵּיהֶ֣םu.ge.ma.lei.HemH1581bearingH5375spicery andbalmוּצְרִ֣יu.tze.RiH6875andmyrrhוָלֹ֔טva.LotH3910,goingהוֹלְכִ֖יםhol.KhimH1980tocarryנֹֽשְׂאִ֗יםno.se.'ImH5375itdownH3381toEgyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

26AndJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisbrethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251,Whatמַה־mah-H4100profitבֶּ֗צַעBe.tza'H1215is itifH3588weH3588slayנַהֲרֹג֙na.ha.RogH2026ourbrotherאָחִ֔ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251andconcealוְכִסִּ֖ינוּve.khi.Si.nuH3680hisbloodדָּמֽוֹ׃da.MoH1818?

27ComeH1961, andletH408usכִּֽי־ki-H3588sellוְנִמְכְּרֶ֣נּוּve.nim.ke.Re.nuH4376him to theIshmaelitesלַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗יםlai.yish.me.'e.LimH3459, andletH408notH408ourhandוְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ve.ya.De.nuH3027beuponH1961him; for he is ourbrotherאָחִ֥ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251, ourfleshבְשָׂרֵ֖נוּve.sa.Re.nuH1320. And hisbrethrenאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251hearkened unto him.

28And therepassedוַיַּֽעַבְרוּ֩vai.ya.'av.RuH5674byMidianitesמִדְיָנִ֜יםmid.ya.NimH4084, merchantmen; and theydrewוַֽיִּמְשְׁכוּ֙vai.yim.she.KhuH4900andliftedH5927upH5927Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130outמִן־min-H4480of thepitהַבּ֔וֹרha.BorH953, andsoldוַיִּמְכְּר֧וּvai.yim.ke.RuH4376Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130to theIshmaelitesלַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖יםlai.yish.me.'e.LimH3459fortwentyבְּעֶשְׂרִ֣יםbe.'es.RimH6242pieces ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701. And theybroughtH935Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130intoH935Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

29AndReubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725unto thepitהַבּ֔וֹרha.BorH953; and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wasnotאֵין־'ein-H369in thepitבַּבּ֑וֹרba.BorH953; and he rent hisclothesבְּגָדָֽיו׃be.ga.DavH899.

30And hereturnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725unto hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, Thechildהַיֶּ֣לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206isnotאֵינֶ֔נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369; and I, whither shall Igoבָֽא׃Va'H935?

31And theytookוַיִּקְח֖וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130coatכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801, andkilledוַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙vai.yish.cha.TuH7819a he-goat, anddippedוַיִּטְבְּל֥וּvai.yit.be.LuH2881thecoatהַכֻּתֹּ֖נֶתha.ku.To.netH3801in thebloodבַּדָּֽם׃ba.DamH1818;

32and theysentוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֞וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971thecoatכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801of many colours, and theybroughtוַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙vai.ya.Vi.'uH935it to theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1; andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, This haveweH518foundמָצָ֑אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672:knowהַכֶּר־ha.ker-H5234nowנָ֗אNa'H4994whetherH518it be thyson’sבִּנְךָ֛bin.KhaH1121coatהַכְּתֹ֧נֶתha.ke.To.netH3801ornotלֹֽא׃Lo'H3808.

33And he knew it, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, It is myson’sבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121coatכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801; anevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451beastחַיָּ֥הchai.YahH2416hathdevouredאֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ'a.kha.La.te.huH398him;Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130is without doubttornטָרֹ֥ףta.RofH2963inpiecesטֹרַ֖ףto.RafH2963.

34AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290rent hisgarmentsשִׂמְלֹתָ֔יוsim.lo.TavH8071, andputוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760sackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242uponעַל־'al-H5921hisloinsבְּמָתְנָ֑יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975, andmournedוַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥לvai.yit.'a.BelH56for hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

35Andallכָל־khol-H3605hissonsבָּנָ֨יוba.NavH1121andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisdaughtersבְּנֹתָ֜יוbe.no.TavH1323roseH6965upH6965tocomfortלְנַחֲמ֗וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162him; but herefusedוַיְמָאֵן֙vay.ma.'EnH3985to becomfortedלְהִתְנַחֵ֔םle.hit.na.ChemH5162; and hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, For I willgoאֵרֵ֧ד'e.RedH3381downH3381to the grave to mysonבְּנִ֛יbe.NiH1121mourningאָבֵ֖ל'a.VelH57. And hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058for him.

36And the Midianitessoldמָכְר֥וּma.khe.RuH4376himintoאֶל־'el-H413Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714untoPotipharלְפֽוֹטִיפַר֙le.fo.ti.FarH6318, anofficerסְרִ֣יסse.RisH5631ofPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, thecaptainשַׂ֖רsarH8269of theguardהַטַּבָּחִֽים׃ פha.ta.ba.ChimH2876.

Commentaries on Genesis 37

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