Verse 11
Genesis 37:11
New King James Version
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And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְקַנְאוּ ב֖/וֹ אֶחָ֑י/ו וְ/אָבִ֖י/ו שָׁמַ֥ר אֶת הַ/דָּבָֽר
English Translation
And his brothers envied him, and his father kept the matter.
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Chapter 37 Context
1
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
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These
are the generations of Jacob. Joseph,
being
seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with h...
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Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he
was the son of his old age: and he ma...
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And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, an...
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And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told
it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
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And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
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For, behold, we
were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright;...
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And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion ov...
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And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream...
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And he told
it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, Wh...
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And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
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And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
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And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed
the flock
in Shechem? come, and I will send t...
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And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flo...
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And a certain man found him, and, behold,
he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, sayi...
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And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed
their flocks.
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And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph wen...
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And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to sl...
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And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
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Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beas...
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And Reuben heard
it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
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And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood,
but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and...
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And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat...
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And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit
was
empty,
there was no water in it.
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And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of...
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And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit
is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
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Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he
is our brothe...
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Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and...
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And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph
was
not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
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And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child
is
not; and I, whither shall I go?
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And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
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And they sent the coat of
many colours, and they brought
it to their father; and said, This have we...
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And he knew it, and said,
It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without do...
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And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
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And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and h...
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And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s,
and captain of the gu...
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