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Joseph's Dream

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Gen 37:1 - And^H3427^➔ Jacob^H3290 dwelt^➔^H3427 in the land^H776 wherein^H4033^➔ his father^H1 was a stranger,^➔^H4033 in the land^H776 of Canaan.^H3667

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Gen 37:2 - These^H428 are the generations^H8435 of Jacob.^H3290 Joseph,^H3130 being seventeen^H7651^H6240 years^H8141 old,^H1121 was^H1961 feeding^H7462 the flock^H6629 with^H854 his brethren;^H251 and the^H1931 lad^H5288 was with^H854 the sons^H1121 of Bilhah,^H1090 and with^H854 the sons^H1121 of Zilpah,^H2153 his father's^H1 wives:^H802 and^H935^➔ Joseph^H3130 brought^➔^H935 unto^H413 his father^H1 their^H1681^➔ evil^H7451 report.^➔^H1681

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Gen 37:3 - Now Israel^H3478 loved^H157 Joseph^H3130 more than all^H3605 his children,^H1121 because^H3588 he^H1931 was the son^H1121 of his old age:^H2208 and he made^H6213 him a coat^H3801 of^H6446^➔ many colours.^➔^H6446

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Gen 37:4 - And when^H7200^➔ his brethren^H251 saw^➔^H7200 that^H3588 their father^H1 loved^H157 him^H853 more than all^H3605 his brethren,^H251 they hated^H8130 him,^H853 and^H3808^➔ could^H3201 not^➔^H3808 speak^H1696^➔ peaceably^H7965 unto him.^➔^H1696

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Gen 37:5 - And^H2492^➔ Joseph^H3130 dreamed^➔^H2492 a dream,^H2472 and he told^H5046 it his brethren:^H251 and^H3254^➔ they hated^H8130 him^H853 yet^H5750 the more.^➔^H3254

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Gen 37:6 - And he said^H559 unto them,^H413 Hear,^H8085 I pray you,^H4994 this^H2088 dream^H2492 which^H834 I have dreamed:^H2492

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Gen 37:7 - For, behold,^H2009 we^H587 were binding^H481 sheaves^H485 in^H8432 the field,^H7704 and, lo,^H2009 my sheaf^H485 arose,^H6965 and also^H1571 stood upright;^H5324 and, behold,^H2009 your sheaves^H485 stood round about,^H5437 and made obeisance^H7812 to my sheaf.^H485

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Gen 37:8 - And^H559^➔ his brethren^H251 said^➔^H559 to him, Shalt^H4427^➔ thou^H4427^➔ indeed^➔^H4427 reign^➔^H4427 over us?^H5921 or^H518 shalt thou^H4910^➔ indeed^H4910 have dominion^➔^H4910 over us? And^H3254^➔ they hated^H8130 him^H853 yet^H5750 the more^➔^H3254 for^H5921 his dreams,^H2472 and for^H5921 his words.^H1697

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Gen 37:9 - And he dreamed^H2492 yet^H5750 another^H312 dream,^H2472 and told^H5608 it^H853 his brethren,^H251 and said,^H559 Behold,^H2009 I have dreamed^H2492 a dream^H2472 more;^H5750 and, behold,^H2009 the sun^H8121 and the moon^H3394 and the eleven^H259^H6240 stars^H3556 made obeisance^H7812 to me.^H589

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Gen 37:10 - And he told^H5608 it to^H413 his father,^H1 and to^H413 his brethren:^H251 and^H1605^➔ his father^H1 rebuked^➔^H1605 him, and said^H559 unto him, What^H4100 is this^H2088 dream^H2472 that^H834 thou hast dreamed?^H2492 Shall^H935^➔ I^H589 and thy mother^H517 and thy brethren^H251 indeed^H935 come^➔^H935 to bow down ourselves^H7812 to thee to the earth?^H776

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Gen 37:11 - And^H7065^➔ his brethren^H251 envied^➔^H7065 him; but his father^H1 observed^H8104 the saying.^H1697

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Gen 37:12 - And^H3212^➔ his brethren^H251 went^➔^H3212 to feed^H7462 their father's^H1 flock^H6629 in Shechem.^H7927

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Gen 37:13 - And^H559^➔ Israel^H3478 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Joseph,^H3130 Do^H7462^➔ not^H3808 thy brethren^H251 feed^➔^H7462 the flock in Shechem?^H7927 come,^H3212 and I will send thee^H7971 unto them.^H413 And he said^H559 to him, Here^H2009 am I.

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Gen 37:14 - And he said^H559 to him, Go,^H3212 I pray thee,^H4994 see^H7200 whether it be well^H7965 with thy brethren,^H251 and^H853 well^H7965 with the flocks;^H6629 and bring me^H7725^➔ word^H1697 again.^➔^H7725 So he sent him^H7971 out of the vale^H6010 of Hebron,^H2275 and he came^H935 to Shechem.^H7927

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Gen 37:15 - And^H4672^➔ a certain man^H376 found him,^➔^H4672 and, behold,^H2009 he was wandering^H8582 in the field:^H7704 and^H7592^➔ the man^H376 asked him,^➔^H7592 saying,^H559 What^H4100 seekest thou?^H1245

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Gen 37:16 - And he said,^H559 I^H595 seek^H1245 my brethren:^H251 tell^H5046 me,^H589 I pray thee,^H4994 where^H375 they^H1992 feed^H7462 their flocks.

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Gen 37:17 - And^H559^➔ the man^H376 said,^➔^H559 They are departed^H5265 hence;^H2088 for^H3588 I heard^H8085 them say,^H559 Let us go^H3212 to Dothan.^H1886 And^H3212^➔ Joseph^H3130 went^➔^H3212 after^H310 his brethren,^H251 and found them^H4672 in Dothan.^H1886

The Plot against Joseph

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Gen 37:18 - And when they saw^H7200 him^H853 afar off,^H7350 even before^H2962 he came near^H7126 unto them,^H413 they conspired against^H5230 him^H853 to slay him.^H4191

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Gen 37:19 - And they said^H559 one^H376 to^H413 another,^H251 Behold,^H2009 this^H1976 dreamer^H1167^H2472 cometh.^H935

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Gen 37:20 - Come^H3212 now therefore,^H6258 and let us slay him,^H2026 and cast him^H7993 into some^H259 pit,^H953 and we will say,^H559 Some^H2416^➔ evil^H7451 beast^➔^H2416 hath devoured him:^H398 and we shall see^H7200 what^H4100 will become^H1961 of his dreams.^H2472

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Gen 37:21 - And^H8085^➔ Reuben^H7205 heard^➔^H8085 it, and he delivered him^H5337 out of their hands;^H3027 and said,^H559 Let us^H5221^➔ not^H3808 kill^➔^H5221^➔^H5315 him.^➔^H5221

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Gen 37:22 - And^H559^➔ Reuben^H7205 said^➔^H559 unto them,^H413 Shed^H8210 no^H3808 blood,^H1818 but cast^H7993 him^H853 into^H413 this^H2088 pit^H953 that^H834 is in the wilderness,^H4057 and^H3027^➔ lay^H7971 no^H408 hand^➔^H3027 upon him; that^H4616 he might rid^H5337 him^H853 out of their hands,^H3027 to deliver him^H7725^➔ to^H413 his father^H1 again.^➔^H7725

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Gen 37:23 - And it came to pass,^H1961 when^H834 Joseph^H3130 was come^H935 unto^H413 his brethren,^H251 that they stript^H6584 Joseph^H3130 out of his coat,^H3801 his coat^H3801 of^H6446^➔ many colours^➔^H6446 that^H834 was on him;^H5921

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Gen 37:24 - And they took him,^H3947 and cast^H7993 him^H853 into a pit:^H953 and the pit^H953 was empty,^H7386 there was no^H369 water^H4325 in it.

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Gen 37:25 - And they sat down^H3427 to eat^H398 bread:^H3899 and they lifted up^H5375 their eyes^H5869 and looked,^H7200 and, behold,^H2009 a company^H736 of Ishmeelites^H3459 came^H935 from Gilead^H1568 with their camels^H1581 bearing^H5375 spicery^H5219 and balm^H6875 and myrrh,^H3910 going^H1980 to carry^H3381^➔ it down^➔^H3381 to Egypt.^H4714

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Gen 37:26 - And^H559^➔ Judah^H3063 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 his brethren,^H251 What^H4100 profit^H1215 is it if^H3588 we slay^H2026 our brother,^H251 and conceal^H3680 his blood?^H1818

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Gen 37:27 - Come,^H3212 and let us sell him^H4376 to the Ishmeelites,^H3459 and^H3027^➔ let^H1961^➔ not^H408 our hand^➔^H3027 be^➔^H1961 upon him; for^H3588 he^H1931 is our brother^H251 and our flesh.^H1320 And^H8085^➔ his brethren^H251 were content.^➔^H8085

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Gen 37:28 - Then there passed by^H5674 Midianites^H4084 merchantmen;^H5503 and they drew^H4900 and lifted up^H5927 Joseph^H3130 out^H4480 of the pit,^H953 and sold^H4376 Joseph^H3130 to the Ishmeelites^H3459 for twenty^H6242 pieces of silver:^H3701 and they brought^H935 Joseph^H3130 into Egypt.^H4714

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Gen 37:29 - And^H7725^➔ Reuben^H7205 returned^➔^H7725 unto^H413 the pit;^H953 and, behold,^H2009 Joseph^H3130 was not^H369 in the pit;^H953 and he rent^H7167 his clothes.^H899

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Gen 37:30 - And he returned^H7725 unto^H413 his brethren,^H251 and said,^H559 The child^H3206 is not;^H369 and I,^H589 whither^H575 shall^H935^➔ I^H589 go?^➔^H935

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Gen 37:31 - And they took^H3947 Joseph's^H3130 coat,^H3801 and killed^H7819 a kid^H8163 of the goats,^H5795 and dipped^H2881 the coat^H3801 in the blood;^H1818

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Gen 37:32 - And they sent^H7971 the^H6446^➔ coat^H3801 of^➔^H6446^➔ many colours,^➔^H6446 and they brought^H935 it to^H413 their father;^H1 and said,^H559 This^H2063 have we found:^H4672 know^H5234 now^H4994 whether^H518 it^H1931 be thy son's^H1121 coat^H3801 or no.^H3808

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Gen 37:33 - And he knew it,^H5234 and said,^H559 It is my son's^H1121 coat;^H3801 an^H2416^➔ evil^H7451 beast^➔^H2416 hath devoured him;^H398 Joseph^H3130 is^H2963^➔ without doubt^H2963 rent in pieces.^➔^H2963

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Gen 37:34 - And^H7167^➔ Jacob^H3290 rent^➔^H7167 his clothes,^H8071 and put^H7760 sackcloth^H8242 upon his loins,^H4975 and mourned^H56 for^H5921 his son^H1121 many^H7227 days.^H3117

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Gen 37:35 - And^H6965^➔ all^H3605 his sons^H1121 and all^H3605 his daughters^H1323 rose up^➔^H6965 to comfort him;^H5162 but he refused^H3985 to be comforted;^H5162 and he said,^H559 For^H3588 I will go down^H3381 into the grave^H7585 unto^H413 my son^H1121 mourning.^H57 Thus^H1058^➔ his father^H1 wept^➔^H1058 for him.^H853

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Gen 37:36 - And the Midianites^H4092 sold^H4376 him^H853 into^H413 Egypt^H4714 unto Potiphar,^H6318 an officer^H5631 of Pharaoh's,^H6547 and captain^H8269 of the guard.^H2876

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