Genesis 37:6
4 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
5 Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:
7 We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.”
8 “Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and his statements.
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.
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- BSB
- He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:
- KJV
- And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
- WEB
- He said to them, “Please hear this dream which I have dreamed:
- ASV
- And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
- DARBY
- And he said to them, Hear, I pray you, this dream, which I have dreamt:
- BLB
- and he said to them, “Hear, please, this dream that I have dreamed,
- ÅB
- Han sa til dem: Hør nå hva jeg har drømt:
- OTB
- Han sa til dem: "Vær så snill å høre denne drømmen jeg har hatt:
- B1930
- Han sa til dem: Hør nu hvad jeg har drømt:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 44:18
Then Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself.
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