< Genesis 37 >

1 And he dwelt Jacob in [the] land of [the] sojournings of father his in [the] land of Canaan. 2 These - [are] [the] accounts of Jacob Joseph [was] a son of seven-teen year[s] he was shepherding with brothers his the flock and he [was] a youth with [the] sons of Bilhah and with [the] sons of Zilpah [the] wives of father his and he brought Joseph report their bad to father their. 3 And Israel he loved Joseph more than all sons his for [was] a son of old age he for him and he made for him a long garment of palms and soles. 4 And they saw brothers his that him he loved father their more than all brothers his and they hated him and not they were able to speak to him to welfare. 5 And he dreamed Joseph a dream and he told [it] to brothers his and they increased again to hate him. 6 And he said to them hear please the dream this which I have dreamed. 7 And there! we [were] binding sheaves in [the] middle of the field and there! it arose sheaf my and also it stood upright and there! they gathered round sheaves your and they bowed down to sheaf my. 8 And they said to him brothers his ¿ really will you reign over us or? certainly will you rule over us and they increased again to hate him on dreams his and on words his. 9 And he dreamed again a dream another and he recounted it to brothers his and he said here! I have dreamed a dream again and there! the sun and the moon and one plus ten stars [were] bowing down to me. 10 And he recounted [it] to father his and to brothers his and he rebuked him father his and he said to him what? [is] the dream this which you have dreamed ¿ really will we come I and mother your and brothers your to bow down to you [the] ground towards. 11 And they were jealous of him brothers his and father his he kept the matter. 12 And they went brothers his to pasture [the] flock of father their at Shechem. 13 And he said Israel to Joseph ¿ not [are] brothers your pasturing at Shechem come! and I will send you to them and he said to him here [am] I. 14 And he said to him go please see [the] welfare of brothers your and [the] welfare of the flock and bring to me word and he sent him from [the] valley of Hebron and he came Shechem towards. 15 And he found him a man and there! [he was] wandering in the open country and he asked him the man saying what? are you seeking. 16 And he said brothers my I [am] seeking tell! please to me where? [are] they pasturing. 17 And he said the man they have departed from here for I heard [them] saying let us go Dothan towards and he went Joseph after brothers his and he found them at Dothan. 18 And they saw him from a distance and just before he drew near to them and they dealt deceptively with him to kill him. 19 And they said each to brother his there! [the] master of dreams this [is] coming. 20 And now - come and let us kill him and let us throw him in one of the pits and we will say an animal wild it has eaten him and we may see what? will be dreams his. 21 And he heard Reuben and he rescued him from hand their and he said not let us strike him life. 22 And he said to them - Reuben may not you shed blood throw him into the pit this which [is] in the wilderness and a hand may not you stretch out on him so as to rescue him from hand their to restore him to father his. 23 And it was just when he came Joseph to brothers his and they stripped Joseph long garment his [the] long garment of the palms and soles which [was] on him. 24 And they took him and they threw him the pit towards and the pit [was] empty there not in it [was] water. 25 And they sat down to eat bread and they lifted up eyes their and they saw and there! a caravan of Ishmaelites [was] coming from Gilead and camels their [were] carrying spice and balm and myrrh traveling to take [them] down Egypt towards. 26 And he said Judah to brothers his what? [is the] profit if we will kill brother our and we will conceal blood his. 27 Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and hand our may not it be on him for [is] brother our flesh our he and they listened brothers his. 28 And they passed by men Midianite[s] traders and they drew and they brought up Joseph from the pit and they sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty silver and they brought Joseph Egypt towards. 29 And he returned Reuben to the pit and there! not Joseph [was] in the pit and he tore clothes his. 30 And he returned to brothers his and he said the boy not [is] he and I where? [am] I going. 31 And they took [the] long garment of Joseph and they slaughtered a male goat of goats and they dipped the long garment in the blood. 32 And they sent [the] long garment of the palms and soles and they brought [it] to father their and they said this we have found investigate please ¿ [the] long garment of son your [is] it or? not. 33 And he recognized it and he said [it is] [the] long garment of son my an animal wild it has eaten him certainly he has been torn to pieces Joseph. 34 And he tore Jacob clothes his and he put sackcloth on loins his and he mourned on son his days many. 35 And they arose all sons his and all daughters his to comfort him and he refused to be comforted and he said that I will go down to son my mourning Sheol towards and he wept for him father his. (Sheol h7585) 36 (And the Medanites *LE) they sold him into Egypt to Potiphar an official of Pharaoh [the] commander of the bodyguards.

< Genesis 37 >