Genesis 37:19
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.
18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
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.
21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.
- KJV
- And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
- WEB
- They said to one another, “Behold, this dreamer comes.
- ASV
- And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
- DARBY
- And they said one to another, Behold, there comes that dreamer!
- BLB
- And they said each man to his brother, “Behold, this master of dreams is coming!
- ÅB
- De sa seg imellom: Se, der kommer denne drømmeren!
- OTB
- De sa til hverandre: "Her kommer denne drømmeren!
- B1930
- De sa sig imellem: Se, der kommer denne drømmeren!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 28:12
And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
Read in contextGenesis 37:5
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
Read in contextGenesis 49:23
The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
Read in contextGenesis 37:11
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
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