NASB — Genesis 37 — KJV

Joseph’s Dream

1 Now Jacob° lived° in athe land° Iwhere° his father° had sojourned°, in the land° of Canaan°. 2 These° are [the records of] the generations° of Jacob°.

¶ Joseph°, when aseventeen°° years° of age°, was pasturing° the flock° with his brothers° while he was [still] a youth°, along with bthe sons° of Bilhah° and the sons° of Zilpah°, his father’s° wives°. And Joseph° brought° back a cbad°° report° about them to their father°. 3 Now Israel° loved° Joseph° more° than° all° his sons°, because° he was athe son° of his old° age°; and he made° him a Ibvaricolored° tunic°. 4 His brothers° saw° that their father° loved° him more° than° all° his brothers°; and [so] they ahated° him and could° not speak° to him Ion friendly° terms°.

[1] ILit of his father’s sojournings aGn 17:8; 28:4
[2] aGn 41:46 bGn 35:25, 26 c1S 2:22-24
[3] IOr full-length robe aGn 44:20 bGn 37:23, 32
[4] ILit in peace aGn 27:41; 1S 17:28

5 ¶ Then Joseph° Iahad° a dream°, and when he told° it to his brothers°, they hated° him even° more°°. 6 He said° to them, “Please° listen° to this° dream° which° I have Ihad°; 7 for behold°, we were binding° sheaves° in the field°, and lo°, my sheaf° rose° up and also° stood° erect°; and behold°, your sheaves° gathered° around° and abowed° down° to my sheaf°.” 8 Then his brothers° said° to him, “aAre you actually° 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°.

[5] ILit dreamed aGn 28:12; 31:10, 11, 24
[6] ILit dreamed
[7] aGn 42:6, 9; 43:26; 44:14
[8] aGn 49:26; Dt 33:16

9 ¶ Now he Ihad° still° another° dream°, and related° it to his brothers°, and said°, “Lo°, I have Ihad° still° another dream°; and behold°, the sun° and the moon° and eleven°° stars° were bowing° down° to me.” 10 He related° [it] to his father° and to his brothers°; and his father° rebuked° him and said° to him, “What° is this° dream° that you have Ihad°? Shall I and your mother° and ayour brothers° actually° come° to bow° ourselves down° before you to the ground°?” 11 aHis brothers° were jealous° of him, but his father° bkept° the saying° [in mind].

[9] ILit dreamed
[10] ILit dreamed aGn 27:29
[11] aAc 7:9 bDn 7:28; Lk 2:19, 51

12 ¶ Then his brothers° went° to pasture° their father’s° flock° in Shechem°. 13 Israel° said° to Joseph°, “Are not your brothers° pasturing° [the flock] in aShechem°? Come°, and I will send° you to them.” And he said° to him, “II will go°.” 14 Then he said° to him, “Go° now° and see° about the welfare° of your brothers° and the welfare° of the flock°, and bring° word° back° to me.” So he sent° him from the valley° of aHebron°, and he came° to Shechem°.

[13] ILit Behold me aGn 33:18-20
[14] aGn 13:18; 23:2, 19; 35:27; Jsh 14:14, 15; Jg 1:10

15 ¶ A man° found° him, and behold°, he was wandering° in the field°; and the man° asked° him, “IWhat° are you looking° for?” 16 He said°, “I am looking° for my brothers°; please° tell° me where° they are pasturing° [the flock].” 17 Then the man° said°, “They have moved° from here°; for I heard° [them] say°, ‘Let us go° to aDothan°.’” So Joseph° went° after his brothers° and found° them at Dothan°.

[15] ILit saying, “What...?”;
[17] a2K 6:13

The Plot against Joseph

18IWhen they saw° him from a distance° and before° he came° close° to them, they aplotted° against° him to put° him to death°. 19 They said° to one° another°, “IHere° comes° this° dreamer°°! 20 Now° then, come° and let us kill° him and throw° him into one° of the pits°; and awe will say°, ‘A wild° beast° devoured° him.’ Then let us see° what° will become° of his dreams°!” 21 But aReuben° heard° [this] and rescued° him out of their hands° and said°, “Let us not Itake° his life°.” 22 Reuben° further said° to them, “Shed° no° blood°. Throw° him into this° pit° that is in the wilderness°, but do not lay° hands° on him”—that he might rescue° him out of their hands°, to restore° him to his father°. 23 So it came° about, when° Joseph° Ireached° his brothers°, that they stripped° Joseph° of his IItunic°, the varicolored° tunic° that was on him; 24 and they took° him and threw° him into the pit°. Now the pit° was empty°, without° any water° in it.

[18] IOr And aPs 31:13; 37:12, 32; Mk 14:1; Jn 11:53; Ac 23:12
[19] ILit Behold, this master of dreams comes
[20] aGn 37:32, 33
[21] ILit smite his soul aGn 42:22
[23] ILit came to IIOr full-length robe

25 ¶ Then they sat° down° to eat° Ia meal°. And as they raised° their eyes° and looked°, behold°, a caravan° of aIshmaelites° was coming° from Gilead°, with their camels° bearing° IIbaromatic° gum° and IIIcbalm° and IVmyrrh°, Von their way° to bring° [them] down° to Egypt°. 26 Judah° said° to his brothers°, “What° profit° is it for us to kill° our brother° and acover° up his blood°? 27 aCome° and let us sell° him to the Ishmaelites° and not lay° our hands° on him, for he is our brother°, our [own] flesh°.” And his brothers° listened° [to him]. 28 Then some° aMidianite° traders° passed° by, so they pulled° [him] up and lifted° Joseph° out of the pit°, and bsold° Ihim to the Ishmaelites° for twenty° [shekels] of silver°. Thus cthey brought° Joseph° into Egypt°.

[25] ILit bread IIOr ladanum spice IIIOr mastic IVOr resinous bark VLit going aGn 16:11, 12; 37:28; 39:1 bGn 43:11 cJr 8:22; 46:11
[26] aGn 37:20
[27] aGn 42:21
[28] ILit Joseph aGn 37:25; Jg 6:1-3; 8:22, 24 bGn 45:4, 5; Ps 105:17; Ac 7:9 cGn 39:1

29 ¶ Now Reuben° returned° to the pit°, and behold°, Joseph° was not in the pit°; so he atore° his garments°. 30 He returned° to his brothers° and said°, “aThe boy° is not [there]; as for me, where° am I to go°?” 31 So athey took° Joseph’s° tunic°, and slaughtered° a male° goat° and dipped° the tunic° in the blood°; 32 and they sent° the varicolored° tunic° and brought° it to their father° and said°, “We found° this°; please° Iexamine° [it] to [see] whether it is your son’s° tunic° or° not.” 33 Then he Iexamined° it and said°, “It is my son’s° tunic°. aA wild° beast° has devoured° him; bJoseph° has surely° been torn° to pieces°!” 34 So Jacob° atore° his clothes°, and put° sackcloth° on his loins° and mourned° for his son° many° days°. 35 Then all° his sons° and all° his daughters° arose° to comfort° him, but he refused° to be comforted°. And he said°, “Surely° I will ago° down° to Sheol° in mourning° for my son°.” So his father° wept° for him. 36 Meanwhile, the IMidianites° asold° him in Egypt° to Potiphar°, Pharaoh’s° officer°, the captain° of the bodyguard°.

[29] aGn 37:34; 44:13
[30] aGn 42:13, 36
[31] aGn 37:3, 23
[32] IOr recognize
[33] IOr recognized aGn 37:20 bGn 44:28
[34] aGn 37:29
[35] aGn 25:8; 35:29; 42:38; 44:29, 31
[36] ILit Medanites aGn 39:1


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1 ¶ And Jacobº dweltºª in the landº wherein his fatherº was a stranger,º in the landº of Canaan.º

[1] Gn 17:8; 23:4; 28:4; 36:7; He 11:9.

Joseph is hated of his brethren.

2 These² [are] the generationsº of Jacob.º Joseph,º [being] seventeenºº yearsº old,º was² feedingºª the flockº with² his brethren;º and the ladº [was] with² the sonsº of Bilhah,º and with² the sonsº of Zilpah,º his father'sº wives:º and Josephº broughtºª unto² his fatherº their² evilº report.º 3 Now Israelº lovedºª² Josephº more than all²² his children,º because² he² [was] the sonº of his old age:º and he madeºª him a coatº of [many] colours.º 4 And when his brethrenº sawºª that² their fatherº lovedºª him more than all²² his brethren,º they hatedºª him, and couldºª not² speakºª peaceablyº unto him.

[2] Gn 2:4; 5:1; 6:9; 10:1; 30:4, 9; 35:22, 25; 1S 2:22; Jn 7:7; 1Co 1:11; 5:1; 11:18.
[3] Gn 37:23, 32; 44:20; Jg 5:30; 2S 13:18; Ps 45:13; Ezk 16:16; Jn 3:35; 13:22.
[4] Gn 4:5; 27:41; 37:5, 11, 18; 49:23; 1S 16:12; 17:28; Ps 38:19; 69:4; Jn 7:3; 15:18; Tit 3:3; 1Jn 2:11; 3:10, 12; 4:20.

His two dreams.

5 ¶ And Josephº dreamedºª a dream,º and he toldºª [it] his brethren:º and they hatedºª him yet² the more.ºª 6 And he saidºª unto² them, Hear,ºª I pray you,² this² dreamº which² I have dreamed:ºª 7 For, behold,² we² [were] bindingºª¹ sheavesº in² the field,º and, lo,² my sheafº arose,ºª and also² stood upright;ºª and, behold,² your sheavesº stood round about,ºª and made obeisanceºª to my sheaf.º 8 And his brethrenº saidºª to him, Shalt thou indeed¹ª reignºª over² us? or² shalt thou indeed¹ª have dominionºª over us? And they hatedºª him yet² the moreºª for² his dreams,º and for² his words.º

[5] Gn 28:12; 37:4, 8, 9; 40:5; 41:1; 42:9; 49:23; Nu 12:6; Jg 7:13; 1K 3:5; Ps 25:14; Dn 2:1; 4:5; Jol 2:28; Am 3:7; Jn 17:14.
[6] Gn 44:18; Jg 9:7.
[7] Gn 42:6, 9; 43:26; 44:14, 19; Php 2:10; Col 1:18.
[8] Gn 37:4; Ex 2:14; 1S 10:27; 17:28; Ps 2:3; 118:22; Lk 19:14; 20:17; Ac 4:27; 7:35; He 10:29.

9 ¶ And he dreamedºª yet² anotherº dream,º and toldºª it his brethren,º and said,ºª Behold,² I have dreamedºª a dreamº more;² and, behold,² the sunº and the moonº and the elevenºº starsº made obeisanceºª to me. 10 And he toldºª [it] to² his father,º and to² his brethren:º and his fatherº rebukedºª him, and saidºª unto him, What² [is] this² dreamº that² thou hast dreamed?ºª Shall I² and thy motherº and thy brethrenº indeed¹ª comeºª to bow down¹ª ourselves² to thee to the earth?º 11 And his brethrenº enviedºª him; but his fatherº observedºª² the saying.º

[9] Gn 37:7, 10; 41:25, 32; 43:28; 44:14, 19; 45:9; 46:29; 47:12; 50:15; Dn 8:10; Ac 7:9; Php 2:15.
[10] Gn 27:29; Is 60:14; Php 2:10.
[11] Gn 24:31; 26:14; Ps 106:16; Ec 4:4; Is 11:13; 26:11; Dn 7:28; Mt 27:18; Mk 15:10; Lk 2:19, 51; Ac 7:9; 13:45; Ga 5:21; Tit 3:3; Jm 3:14; 4:5.

12 ¶ And his brethrenº went¹ª² to feedºª² their father'sº flockº in Shechem.º

[12] Gn 33:18; 34:25; 37:1.

Jacob sendeth him to visit his brethren.

13 And Israelº saidºª unto² Joseph,º Do not² thy brethrenº feedºª [the flock] in Shechem?º come,¹ª² and I will send² thee¹ª unto² them. And he saidºª to him, Here² [am I]. 14 And he saidºª to him, Go,¹ª² I pray thee,² seeºª whether² it be wellº with thy brethren,º and wellº with the flocks;º and bringºª me wordº again.¹ª So he sentºª him out of the valeº² of Hebron,º and he cameºª to Shechem.º

[13] Gn 22:1; 27:1, 18; 1S 3:4, 8, 16; 17:17; Mt 10:16; Lk 20:13; Ep 6:1.
[14] Gn 23:2; 29:6; 35:27; 41:16; Nu 13:22; Jsh 14:13, 15; 1S 17:17; 2S 18:32; 1K 2:33; Ps 125:5; Jr 29:7; Lk 19:42.

15 ¶ And a certain manº found² him,¹ª and, behold,² [he was] wanderingºª in the field:º and the manº asked² him,¹ª saying,ºª What² seekestºª thou? 16 And he said,ºª I² seekºª² my brethren:º tellºª me, I pray thee,² whereº they² feedºª [their flocks]. 17 And the manº said,ºª They are departedºª hence;º² for² I heardºª them say,ºª Let us go¹ª² to Dothan.º And Josephº went¹ª² afterº his brethren,º and foundºª them in Dothan.º

[15] Gn 21:14; Jg 4:22; 2K 6:19; Jn 1:38; 4:27; 18:4, 7; 20:15.
[16] So 1:7; Lk 19:10.
[17] 2K 6:13.

His brethren conspire his death.

18 And when they sawºª him afar off,º² even before² he came nearºª unto² them, they conspiredºª against him to slayºª him. 19 And they saidºª oneº to² another,º Behold,² thisº dreamerºº cometh.ºª 20 Come¹ª² now² therefore, and let us slayºª him, and castºª him into someº pit,º and we will say,ºª Some evilº beastº hath devouredºª him: and we shall seeºª what² will become² of his dreams.º

[18] 1S 19:1; Ps 31:13; 37:12, 32; 94:21; 105:25; 109:4; Mt 21:38; 27:1; Mk 12:7; 14:1; Lk 20:14; Jn 11:53; Ac 23:12.
[19] Gn 28:12; 37:5, 11; 49:23; 2S 6:20; Ps 22:8; Is 5:19; Mt 22:16; 27:29, 40, 42; Mk 15:29.
[20] 1S 24:20; 26:2; 1K 13:24; 2K 2:24; Ps 64:5; Pv 1:11, 16; 6:17; 10:18; 27:4; 28:13; Mt 2:2; 27:40; Mk 15:29; Jn 3:12; 12:10; Ac 4:16; Tit 3:3.

Reuben saveth him.

21 And Reubenº heardºª [it], and he deliveredºª him out of their hands;º² and said,ºª Let us not² killºª¹ him. 22 And Reubenº saidºª unto² them, Shedºª no² blood,º [but] castºª him into² this² pitº that² [is] in the wilderness,º and layºª no² handº upon him; that² he might ridºª him out of their hands,º² to deliverºª him to² his fatherº again.¹ª

[21] Gn 9:5; 35:22; 42:22; Jsh 10:28; Mt 10:28.
[22] Gn 22:12; 42:22; Ex 24:11; Dt 13:9; Mt 27:24; Ac 12:1.

23 ¶ And it came to pass,² when² Josephº was comeºª unto² his brethren,º that they striptººª Josephº out of¹² his coat,º [his]² coatº of [many] coloursº that² [was] on² him; 24 And they tookºª him, and castºª him into a pit:º and the pitº [was] empty,º [there was] no² waterº in it. 25 And they sat downºª to eatºª bread:º and they lifted upºª their eyesº and looked,ºª and, behold,² a companyº of Ishmeelitesº cameºª from Gileadº² with their camelsº bearingºª spiceryº and balmº and myrrh,º goingºª to carry [it] downºª to Egypt.º

[23] Gn 37:3, 31; 42:21; Ps 22:18; Mt 27:28.
[24] Ps 35:7; 40:2; 88:6, 8; 130:1; Jr 38:6; Lm 3:52; 4:20; Zc 9:11.
[25] Gn 16:11; 25:1, 16; 31:21, 23; 37:28, 36; 43:11; Es 3:15; Ps 14:4; 83:6; Pv 30:20; Jr 8:22; Am 6:6.

They sell him to the Ishmeelites.

26 And Judahº saidºª unto² his brethren,º What² profitº [is it] if² we slayºª² our brother,º and concealºª² his blood?º 27 Come,¹ª² and let us sellºª him to the Ishmeelites,º and let not² our handº be² upon him; for² he² [is] our brotherº [and] our flesh.º And his brethrenº were content.ºª 28 Then there passed¹ª by² Midianitesº² merchantmen;º¹ª and they drewºª and lifted upºª² Josephº out of² the pit,º and soldºª² Josephº to the Ishmeelitesº for twentyº [pieces] of silver:º and they broughtºª² Josephº into Egypt.º

[26] Gn 4:10; 25:32; 37:20; Dt 17:8; 2S 1:16; Jb 16:18; Ps 30:9; Jr 41:8; Ezk 24:7; Mt 16:26; Ro 6:21.
[27] Gn 29:14; 37:22; 42:21; Ex 21:16, 21; 1S 18:17; 2S 11:14; 12:9; Ne 5:8; Mt 16:26; 26:15; 1Ti 1:10; Rv 18:13.
[28] Gn 25:2; 37:25; 45:4; Ex 2:16; Nu 25:15, 17; 31:2, 8; Jg 6:1; Ps 83:9; 105:17; Is 60:6; Zc 11:12; Mt 26:15; 27:9; Ac 7:9.

29 ¶ And Reubenº returnedºª unto² the pit;º and, behold,² Josephº [was] not² in the pit;º and he rentºª² his clothes.º 30 And he returnedºª unto² his brethren,º and said,ºª The childº [is] not;² and I,² whitherº shall I² go?ºª

[29] Gn 34:13; 37:34; Nu 14:6; Jg 11:35; 2K 19:1; Jb 1:20; Jol 2:13; Ac 14:14.
[30] Gn 37:20; 42:13, 32, 35; Jr 31:15.

His father, deceived by the bloody coat, mourneth for him.

31 And they tookºª² Joseph'sº coat,º and killedºª a kidº of the goats,º and dippedºª² the coatº in the blood;º 32 And they sentºª² the coatº of [many] colours,º and they broughtºª [it] to² their father;º and said,ºª This² have we found:ºª knowºª now² whether it² [be] thy son'sº coatº or² no.² 33 And he knew² it,¹ª and said,ºª [It is] my son'sº coat;º an evilº beastº hath devouredºª him; Josephº is without doubt¹ª rent in pieces.ºª 34 And Jacobº rentºª his clothes,º and putºª sackclothº upon his loins,º and mournedºª for² his sonº manyº days.º 35 And all² his sonsº and all² his daughtersº rose upºª to comfortºª him; but he refusedºª to be comforted;ºª and he said,ºª For² I will go downºª into the graveº unto² my sonº mourning.º Thus his fatherº weptºª for him.

[31] Gn 37:3, 23; Pv 28:13.
[32] Gn 37:3; 44:20; Lk 15:30.
[33] Gn 37:20; 44:28; 1K 13:24; 2K 2:24; Pv 14:15; Jn 13:7.
[34] Gn 37:29; Jsh 7:6; 2S 1:11; 3:31; 1K 20:31; 21:27; 2K 19:1; 1Ch 21:16; Ezr 9:3; Ne 9:1; Es 4:1; Jb 1:20; 2:12; Ps 69:11; Is 22:12; 32:11; 36:22; 37:1; Jr 36:24; Jol 2:13; Jna 3:5; Mt 11:21; 26:65; Ac 14:14; Rv 11:3.
[35] Gn 31:43; 35:22; 42:31; 44:29; 45:28; 2S 12:17; Jb 2:11; Ps 77:2; Jr 31:15.

He is sold to Potiphar in Egypt.

36 And the Midianitesº soldºª him into² Egyptº unto Potiphar,º an officerº of Pharaoh's,º [and] captainº of the guard.º

[36] Gn 25:1; 37:28; 39:1; 40:4; 2K 25:8; Es 1:10; Is 56:3.


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