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Genesis 37:3-9
New King James Version
Genesis 37:3-9
New King James Version
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was (A)the son of his old age. Also he (B)made him a tunic of many colors. 4 But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they (C)hated him and could not speak peaceably to him.
5 Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more. 6 So he said to them, “Please hear this dream which I have dreamed: 7 (D)There we were, binding sheaves in the field. Then behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf.”
8 And his brothers said to him, “Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have dominion over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.
9 Then he dreamed still another dream and told it to his brothers, and said, “Look, I have dreamed another dream. And this time, (E)the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me.”
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Genesis 37:3-9
New International Version
Genesis 37:3-9
New International Version
3 Now Israel(A) loved Joseph more than any of his other sons,(B) because he had been born to him in his old age;(C) and he made an ornate[a] robe(D) for him.(E) 4 When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him(F) and could not speak a kind word to him.
5 Joseph had a dream,(G) and when he told it to his brothers,(H) they hated him all the more.(I) 6 He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had: 7 We were binding sheaves(J) of grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around mine and bowed down to it.”(K)
8 His brothers said to him, “Do you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?”(L) And they hated him all the more(M) because of his dream and what he had said.
9 Then he had another dream,(N) and he told it to his brothers. “Listen,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars(O) were bowing down to me.”(P)
Footnotes
- Genesis 37:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain; also in verses 23 and 32.
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