Revised Webster's Bible
Genesis 37:3-23
3NowIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478lovedאָהַ֤ב'a.HavH157Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130more than all hischildrenבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121, because he was thesonבֶן־ven-H1121of his oldageזְקֻנִ֥יםze.ku.NimH2208: and hemadeוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213him acoatכְּתֹ֥נֶתke.To.netH3801of manycoloursפַּסִּֽים׃pa.SimH6446.
4And when hisbrethrenאֶחָ֗יו'e.ChavH251sawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200that theirfatherאֲבִיהֶם֙'a.vi.HemH1lovedאָהַ֤ב'a.HavH157him more than all hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251, theyhatedוַֽיִּשְׂנְא֖וּvai.yis.ne.'UH8130him, andcouldיָכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201notspeakדַּבְּר֥וֹda.be.RoH1696peaceablyלְשָׁלֹֽם׃le.sha.LomH7965to him.
7For, behold, we werebindingמְאַלְּמִ֤ים בְּת֣וֹךְme.'a.le.Mim be.TokhH481H8432sheavesאֲלֻמִּים֙'a.lu.MimH485in thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704, and, lo, mysheafאֲלֻמָּתִ֖י'a.lu.ma.TiH485aroseקָ֥מָהKa.mahH6965, and also stooduprightנִצָּ֑בָהni.Tza.vahH5324; and, behold, yoursheavesאֲלֻמֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lu.Mo.tei.KhemH485stoodaroundתְסֻבֶּ֙ינָה֙te.su.Bei.nahH5437, and madeobeisanceוַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖יןָva.tish.ta.cha.Vei.naH7812to mysheafלַאֲלֻמָּתִֽי׃la.'a.lu.ma.TiH485.
8And hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251saidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, Shalt thouindeedהֲמָלֹ֤ךְha.ma.LokhH4427reignתִּמְלֹךְ֙tim.loKhH4427over us? or shalt thouindeedמָשׁ֥וֹלma.SholH4910havedominionתִּמְשֹׁ֖לtim.SholH4910over us? And theyhatedשְׂנֹ֣אse.No'H8130him yet themoreוַיּוֹסִ֤פוּvai.yo.Si.fuH3254for hisdreamsחֲלֹמֹתָ֖יוcha.lo.mo.TavH2472, and for hiswordsדְּבָרָֽיו׃de.va.RavH1697.
9And hedreamedוַיַּחֲלֹ֥םvai.ya.cha.LomH2492yetanotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312dreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472, andtoldוַיְסַפֵּ֥רvay.sa.PerH5608it to hisbrethrenלְאֶחָ֑יוle.'e.ChavH251, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, I havedreamedחָלַ֤מְתִּֽיcha.Lam.tiH2492adreamחֲלוֹם֙cha.lOmH2472more; and, behold, thesunהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121and themoonוְהַיָּרֵ֗חַve.hai.ya.Re.achH3394and theelevenוְאַחַ֤ד עָשָׂר֙ve.'a.Chad 'a.SarH6240H259starsכּֽוֹכָבִ֔יםko.kha.VimH3556madeobeisanceמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖יםmish.ta.cha.VimH7812to me.
10And hetoldוַיְסַפֵּ֣רvay.sa.PerH5608it to hisfatherאָבִיו֮'a.VivH1, and to hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֒'e.ChavH251: and hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1rebukedוַיִּגְעַר־vai.yig.'ar-H1605him, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, What is thisdreamהַחֲל֥וֹםha.cha.LomH2472that thou hastdreamedחָלָ֑מְתָּcha.La.me.taH2492? Shall I and thymotherוְאִמְּךָ֣ve.'i.me.KhaH517and thybrethrenוְאַחֶ֔יךָve.'a.Chei.khaH251indeedהֲב֣וֹאha.Vo'H935comeנָב֗וֹאna.Vo'H935to bowdownלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֥תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812ourselves to thee to theearthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776?
13AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130, Do not thybrethrenאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251feedרֹעִ֣יםro.'ImH7462the flock inShechemבִּשְׁכֶ֔םbish.KhemH7927?comeH3212, and I will sendtheeוְאֶשְׁלָחֲךָ֣ve.'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971to them. And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Here am I .
14And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,GoH3212, I pray thee,seeרְאֵ֜הre.'EhH7200whether it iswellשְׁל֤וֹםshe.LomH7965with thybrethrenאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251, andwellשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965with theflocksהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629; andbringוַהֲשִׁבֵ֖נִיva.ha.shi.Ve.niH7725mewordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697againH7725. So hesentוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yish.la.Che.huH7971him from thevaleמֵעֵ֣מֶקme.'E.mekH6010ofHebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275, and hecameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935toShechemשְׁכֶֽמָה׃she.Khe.mahH7927.
15And a certainmanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376foundhimוַיִּמְצָאֵ֣הוּvai.yim.tza.'E.huH4672, and, behold, he waswanderingתֹעֶ֖הto.'EhH8582in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704: and themanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376askedhimוַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֧הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huH7592,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, Whatseekestתְּבַקֵּֽשׁ׃te.va.KeshH1245thou?
17And themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, They havedepartedנָסְע֣וּna.se.'UH5265fromhereמִזֶּ֔הmi.ZehH2088; for Iheardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085themsayאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559, Let usgoH3212toDothanדֹּתָ֑יְנָהdo.Ta.ye.nahH1886. AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130wentH3212afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251, andfoundוַיִּמְצָאֵ֖םvai.yim.tza.'EmH4672them inDothanבְּדֹתָֽן׃be.do.TanH1886.
20ComeH3212now therefore, and let usslayוְנַֽהַרְגֵ֗הוּve.na.har.Ge.huH2026him, andcastוְנַשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙ve.nash.li.Khe.huH7993him intosomeבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259pitהַבֹּר֔וֹתha.bo.RotH953, and we willsayוְאָמַ֕רְנוּve.'a.Mar.nuH559, Someevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451beastחַיָּ֥הchai.YahH2416hathdevouredאֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ'a.kha.La.te.huH398him: and we shallseeוְנִרְאֶ֕הve.nir.'EhH7200what will become of hisdreamsחֲלֹמֹתָֽיו׃cha.lo.mo.TavH2472.
22AndReubenרְאוּבֵן֮re.'u.VenH7205saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Shedתִּשְׁפְּכוּ־tish.pe.khu-H8210nobloodדָם֒damH1818,castהַשְׁלִ֣יכוּhash.Li.khuH7993him into thispitהַבּ֤וֹרha.BorH953that is in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, andlayתִּשְׁלְחוּ־tish.le.chu-H7971nohandוְיָ֖דve.YadH3027upon him; that he mightdeliverהַצִּ֤ילha.TzilH5337him from theirhandsמִיָּדָ֔םmi.ya.DamH3027, to bring himbackלַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹla.ha.shi.VoH7725to hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.
23And it came to pass, whenJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130hadcomeבָּ֥אba'H935to hisbrethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251, that theystrippedוַיַּפְשִׁ֤יטוּvai.yaf.Shi.tuH6584H853Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130ofH854hiscoatכֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹku.ta.ne.ToH3801, hiscoatכְּתֹ֥נֶתke.To.netH3801of manycoloursהַפַּסִּ֖יםha.pa.SimH6446that was on him;
Commentaries on Genesis 37
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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