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Joseph’s Dreams

Then Joseph [a](A)had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; so they hated him even more. And he said to them, “Please listen to this dream which I have [b]had: Indeed, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf rose up and also stood upright; and behold, your sheaves gathered around and (B)bowed down to my sheaf.” Then his brothers said to him, “(C)Are you really going to reign over us? Or are you really going to rule over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.

Then he [c]had still another dream and recounted it to his brothers and said, “Behold, I have [d]had still another dream; and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.” 10 And he recounted it to his father and to his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have [e]had? Shall I and your mother and (D)your brothers really come to bow ourselves down before you to the ground?” 11 (E)And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father (F)kept the saying in mind.

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  1. Genesis 37:5 Lit dreamed
  2. Genesis 37:6 Lit dreamed
  3. Genesis 37:9 Lit dreamed
  4. Genesis 37:9 Lit dreamed
  5. Genesis 37:10 Lit dreamed

Once Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers, so they hated him all the more. He said to them, “Please listen to this dream that I have dreamed: There we were, binding sheaves in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose up and stood upright. Then your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to my sheaf.”

His brothers said to him, “So will you really reign over us? Will you really have dominion over us?” They hated him all the more because of his dreams and what he said.

Then he had another dream and told it to his brothers. He said, “Listen, I had another dream. This is what I saw: The sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.” 10 He told it to his father and to his brothers. His father rebuked him and said to him, “What kind of dream is this that you have dreamed? Will I and your mother and your brothers really come and bow down to the ground in front of you?” 11 His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept what he had said in mind.

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