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Genesis 37
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1And these are the generations of Jacob. And Joseph was seventeen years old, feeding the sheep of his father with his brethren, being young; with the sons of Balla, and with the sons of Zelpha, the wives of his father; and Joseph brought to Israel their father their evil reproach.
1And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
3And Jacob loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was to him the son of old age; and he made for him a coat of many colors.
3Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
4And his brethren having seen that his father loved him more than all his sons, hated him, and could not speak anything peaceful to him.
4And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
5And Joseph dreamed a dream, and reported it to his brethren.
5And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
6And he said to them, Hearthis dream which I have dreamed.
6And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
7I thought you⌃ were binding sheaves in the middle of the field, andmy sheaf stood up and was erected, and your sheaves turned round , and did obeisance to my sheaf.
7For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
8And his brethren said to him, Shall you indeed reign over us, or shall you indeed be lord over us? And they hated him still more for his dreamsand for his words.
8And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
9And he dreamed another dream, and related it to his father, and to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed another dream: as it were the sun, and the moon, and the eleven stars did me reverence.
9And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
10And his fatherrebuked him, and said to him, What is this dream which you have dreamed? shall indeed both I and your mother and your brethren come and bow before you to the earth?
10And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
11And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
11And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
12And his brethren went to feed the sheep of their father to Sychem.
12And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
13And Israel said to Joseph, Do not your brethren feed their flock in Sychem? Come, I will send you to them; and he said to him, Behold, I [am here].
13And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
14And Israel said to him, Go and see if your brethrenand the sheep are well, and bring me word; and he sent him out of the valley of Chebron, and he came to Sychem.
14And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
15And a man found himwandering in the field; and the man asked him, saying, What seek you?
15And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
16And he said, I am seeking my brethren; tell mewhere they feed [their flocks].
16And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
17And the man said to him, They have departed hence, for I heard them saying, Let us go to Dothaim; and Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothaim.
17And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
18And they spied him from a distance before he drew near to them, and they wickedly took counsel to kill him.
18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
19And each said to his brother, Behold, that dreamer comes.
19And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
20Now then come, let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits; and we will say, An evil wild beast has devoured him; and we shall see what his dreams will be.
20Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
21And Ruben having heard it, rescued him out of their hands, and said, Let us not kill him.
21And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
22And Ruben said to them, Shed not blood; cast him into one of these pits in the wilderness, but do not lay [your] hands upon him; that he might rescue him out of their hands, and restore him to his father .
22And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
23And it came to pass, when Joseph came to his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his many-coloured coatthat was upon him.
23And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;
24And they took himand cast him into the pit; and the pit was empty, it had not water .
24And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
25And they sat down to eat bread; and having lifted up their eyes they saw, andbehold, Ismaelitish travellers came from Galaad, and their camels were heavily loaded with spices, and resin, and myrrh; and they went to bring them to Egypt.
25And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
26And Judas said to his brethren, What profit is it if we kill our brother, and conceal his blood?
26And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
27Come, let us sell him to these Ismaelites, but let not our hands be upon him, because he is our brother and our flesh; and his brethren listened.
27Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
28And the men, the merchants of Madian, went by, and they drew and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ismaelites for twenty pieces of gold; and they brought Joseph down into Egypt.
28Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
29And Ruben returned to the pit, and sees not Joseph in the pit; and he tore his garments.
29And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
30And he returned to his brethrenand said, The boy is not; and I, whither am I yet to go?
30And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
31And having taken the coat of Joseph, they killed a kid of the goats, and stained the coat with the blood.
31And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
32And they sent the coat of many colors; and they brought it to their father, and said, This have we found; know if it be your son's coat or no. And he recognized it, and said, It is my son's coat, an evil wild beast has devoured him; a wild beast has carried off Joseph.
32And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son’s coat or no.
33And Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
33And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
34And all his sons and his daughters gathered themselves together, and came to comfort him; but he would not be comforted, saying, I will go down to my son mourning to Hades; and his father wept for him.
34And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
35And the Madianites sold Joseph into Egypt; to Petephres, the eunuch of Pharao, captain of the guard.
35And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.