37:1 And Jacob dwelt in the land where his
father sojourned, in the land of Chanaan.
37:2 And these are the generations of Jacob. And Joseph was seventeen years
old, feeding the sheep of his father with his brethren, being young; with
the sons of Balla, and with the sons of Zelpha, the wives of his father; and
Joseph brought to Israel their father their evil reproach.
37:3 And Jacob loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was to him
the son of old age; and he made for him a coat of many colours.
37:4 And his brethren having seen that his father loved him more than all
his sons, hated him, and could not speak anything peaceable to him.
37:5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and reported it to his brethren.
37:6 And he said to them, Hear this dream which I have dreamed.
37:7 I thought ye were binding sheaves in the middle of the field, and my
sheaf stood up and was erected, and your sheaves turned round, and did
obeisance to my sheaf.
37:8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us, or shalt
thou indeed be lord over us? And they hated him still more for his dreams
and for his words.
37:9 And he dreamed another dream, and related it to his father, and to his
brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed another dream: as it were the
sun, and the moon, and the eleven stars did me reverence.
37:10 And his father rebuked him, and said to him, What is this dream which
thou hast dreamed? shall indeed both I and thy mother and thy brethren come
and bow before thee to the earth?
37:11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
37:12 And his brethren went to feed the sheep of their father to Sychem.
37:13 And Israel said to Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed their flock in
Sychem? Come, I will send thee to them; and he said to him, Behold, I [am
here].
37:14 And Israel said to him, Go and see if thy brethren and the sheep are
well, and bring me word; and he sent him out of the valley of Chebron, and
he came to Sychem.
37:15 And a man found him wandering in the field; and the man asked him,
saying, What seekest thou?
37:16 And he said, I am seeking my brethren; tell me where they feed [their
flocks].
37:17 And the man said to him, They have departed hence, for I heard them
saying, Let us go to Dothaim; and Joseph went after his brethren, and found
them in Dothaim.
37:18 And they spied him from a distance before he drew nigh to them, and
they wickedly took counsel to slay him.
37:19 And each said to his brother, Behold, that dreamer comes.
37:20 Now then come, let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits; and
we will say, An evil wild beast has devoured him; and we shall see what his
dreams will be.
37:21 And Ruben having heard it, rescued him out of their hands, and said,
Let us not kill him.
37:22 And Ruben said to them, Shed not blood; cast him into one of these
pits in the wilderness, but do not lay [your] hands upon him; that he might
rescue him out of their hands, and restore him to his father.
37:23 And it came to pass, when Joseph came to his brethren, that they
stripped Joseph of his many-coloured coat that was upon him.
37:24 And they took him and cast him into the pit; and the pit was empty, it
had not water.
37:25 And they sat down to eat bread; and having lifted up their eyes they
beheld, and lo, Ismaelitish travellers came from Galaad, and their camels
were heavily loaded with spices, and resin, and myrrh; and they went to
bring them to Egypt.
37:26 And Judah said to his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our
brother, and conceal his blood?
37:27 Come, let us sell him to these Ismaelites, but let not our hands be
upon him, because he is our brother and our flesh; and his brethren
hearkened.
37:28 And the men, the merchants of Madian, went by, and they drew and
lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ismaelites for twenty
pieces of gold; and they brought Joseph down into Egypt.
37:29 And Ruben returned to the pit, and sees not Joseph in the pit; and he
rent his garments.
37:30 And he returned to his brethren and said, The boy is not; and I,
whither am I yet to go?
37:31 And having taken the coat of Joseph, they slew a kid of the goats, and
stained the coat with the blood.
37:32 And they sent the coat of many colours; and they brought it to their
father, and said, This have we found; know if it be thy son's coat or no.
37:33 And he recognised it, and said, It is my son's coat, an evil wild
beast has devoured him; a wild beast has carried off Joseph.
37:34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins, and
mourned for his son many days.
37:35 And all his sons and his daughters gathered themselves together, and
came to comfort him; but he would not be comforted, saying, I will go down
to my son mourning to Sheol; and his father wept for him.
37:36 And the Madianites sold Joseph into Egypt; to Petephres, the eunuch of
Pharaoh, captain of the guard. |
37:1 And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his
father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
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
unto his father their evil report.
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.
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 unto him.
37:5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated
him yet the more.
37:6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have
dreamed:
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 round about,
and made obeisance to my sheaf.
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.
37:9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it 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.
37:10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father
rebuked him, and said unto 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?
37:11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
37:12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
37:13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in
Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am
I.
37:14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy
brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him
out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
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?
37:16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed
their flocks.
37:17 And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let
us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in
Dothan.
37:18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them,
they conspired against him to slay him.
37:19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
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.
37:21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and
said, Let us not kill him.
37:22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit
that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him
out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
37:23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they
stripped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colors that was on him;
37:24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty,
there was no water in it.
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 it down to Egypt.
37:26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our
brother, and conceal his blood?
37:27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be
upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were
content.
37:28 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted
up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty
pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
37:29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the
pit; and he rent his clothes.
37:30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I,
whither shall I go?
37:31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped
the coat in the blood;
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 be thy son's coat
or no.
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.
37:34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and
mourned for his son many days.
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 unto
my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
37:36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of
Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard. |