Genesis 37:4-11
New American Standard Bible
4 And his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers; and so they (A)hated him and could not speak to him [a]on friendly terms.
5 Then Joseph [b](B)had 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 [c]had; 7 for behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf stood up and also remained standing; and behold, your sheaves gathered around and (C)bowed down to my sheaf.” 8 Then his brothers said to him, “(D)Are 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.
9 Then he [d]had yet another dream, and informed his brothers of it, and said, “Behold, I have [e]had yet another dream; and behold, the sun and the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.” 10 He also told it to his father as well as to his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have [f]had? Am I and your mother and (E)your brothers actually going to come to bow down to the ground before you?” 11 And (F)his brothers were jealous of him, but his father (G)kept the matter in mind.
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- Genesis 37:4 Lit in peace
- Genesis 37:5 Lit dreamed
- Genesis 37:6 Lit dreamed
- Genesis 37:9 Lit dreamed
- Genesis 37:9 Lit dreamed
- Genesis 37:10 Lit dreamed
Genesis 37:4-11
New International Version
4 When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him(A) and could not speak a kind word to him.
5 Joseph had a dream,(B) and when he told it to his brothers,(C) they hated him all the more.(D) 6 He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had: 7 We were binding sheaves(E) 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.”(F)
8 His brothers said to him, “Do you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?”(G) And they hated him all the more(H) because of his dream and what he had said.
9 Then he had another dream,(I) and he told it to his brothers. “Listen,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars(J) were bowing down to me.”(K)
10 When he told his father as well as his brothers,(L) his father rebuked(M) him and said, “What is this dream you had? Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”(N) 11 His brothers were jealous of him,(O) but his father kept the matter in mind.(P)
Job 6:15
New International Version
15 But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams,(A)
as the streams that overflow
Psalm 69:8
New American Standard Bible
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- Psalm 69:8 Lit to
Psalm 69:8
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8 I am a foreigner to my own family,
a stranger to my own mother’s children;(A)
Jeremiah 9:4-5
New American Standard Bible
4 “Let everyone (A)be on guard against his neighbor,
And (B)do not trust any brother;
Because every (C)brother utterly [a]betrays,
And every neighbor (D)goes about as a slanderer.
5 Everyone (E)deceives his neighbor
And does not speak the truth.
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They (F)weary themselves committing wrongdoing.
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- Jeremiah 9:4 I.e., like Jacob (a play on words)
Jeremiah 9:4-5
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