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cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../genesis/37-1.htm" title="Genesis 37:1">◄</a> Genesis 37:2 <a href="../genesis/37-3.htm" title="Genesis 37:3">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Text Analysis</div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/genesis/37-2.htm">Go to Parallel Hebrew</a></div><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" class="maintext"><tr><td class="top" width="25%">Strong's</td><td class="top" width="25%">Hebrew</td><td class="top" width="25%">English</td><td class="top" width="25%">Morphology</td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 428: 1) these <BR> 1a) used before antecedent <BR> 1b) used following antecedent">428</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 428 -- Occurrence 70 of 746">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֵ֣לֶּה ׀<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/elleh_428.htm" title="'El·leh: These -- Occurrence 35 of 320.">’êl-leh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">These [are]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Pronoun - common plural">Pro-cp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8435.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8435: 1) descendants, results, proceedings, generations, genealogies <BR> 1a) account of men and their descendants <BR> 1a1) genealogical list of one's descendants <BR> 1a2) one's contemporaries <BR> 1a3) course of history (of creation etc) <BR> 1b) begetting or account of heaven (metaph)">8435</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8435.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8435 -- Occurrence 13 of 39">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">תֹּלְד֣וֹת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/toledot_8435.htm" title="to·le·Dot: the generations -- Occurrence 4 of 4.">tō-lə-ḏō-wṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the generations</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine plural construct">N-fpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3290: Jacob = 'heel holder' or 'supplanter'<BR> 1) son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel">3290</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3290 -- Occurrence 142 of 349">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יַעֲקֹ֗ב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yaako_3290.htm" title="ya·'a·Ko,: of Jacob -- Occurrence 116 of 269.">ya-‘ă-qōḇ,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of Jacob</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3130.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3130: Joseph = 'Jehovah has added'<BR> 1) the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel <BR> 2) father of Igal, who represented the tribe of Issachar among the spies <BR> 3) a son of Asaph <BR> 4) a man who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra <BR> 5) a priest of the family of Shebaniah in the time of Nehemiah">3130</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3130.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3130 -- Occurrence 6 of 213">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יוֹסֵ֞ף<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yosef_3130.htm" title="yo·Sef: Joseph -- Occurrence 6 of 194.">yō-w-sêp̄</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Joseph</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group <BR> 1a) son, male child <BR> 1b) grandson <BR> 1c) children (pl. - male and female) <BR> 1d) youth, young men (pl.) <BR> 1e) young (of animals) <BR> 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] <BR> 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) <BR> 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) <BR> 1i) a member of a guild, order, class">1121</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1121 -- Occurrence 282 of 4932">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בֶּן־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ben_1121.htm" title="ben-: of age -- Occurrence 70 of 1278.">ben-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[being] old</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct">N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7651: 1) seven (cardinal number) <BR> 1a) as ordinal number <BR> 1b) in combination-17, 700 etc">7651</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7651 -- Occurrence 30 of 394">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שְׁבַֽע־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/sheva_7651.htm" title="she·va'-: seven -- Occurrence 13 of 124.">šə-ḇa‘-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">seven</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Number - feminine singular construct">Number-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6240: 1) ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers) <BR> 1a) used only in combination to make the numbers 11-19">6240</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6240.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6240 -- Occurrence 17 of 338">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/esreh_6240.htm" title="'es·Reh: teen -- Occurrence 10 of 134.">‘eś-rêh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[and] ten</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Number - feminine singular">Number-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8141: 1) year <BR> 1a) as division of time <BR> 1b) as measure of time <BR> 1c) as indication of age <BR> 1d) a lifetime (of years of life)">8141</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8141 -- Occurrence 128 of 876">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שָׁנָה֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/shanah_8141.htm" title="sha·Nah: years -- Occurrence 98 of 419.">šā-nāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">years</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular">N-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) ----- <BR> 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass <BR> 1a1b) to come about, come to pass <BR> 1a2) to come into being, become <BR> 1a2a) to arise, appear, come <BR> 1a2b) to become <BR> 1a2b1) to become <BR> 1a2b2) to become like <BR> 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established <BR> 1a3) to be <BR> 1a3a) to exist, be in existence <BR> 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) <BR> 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) <BR> 1a3d) to accompany, be with <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about <BR> 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone">1961</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1961 -- Occurrence 231 of 3561">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָיָ֨ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hayah_1961.htm" title="ha·Yah: become -- Occurrence 22 of 334.">hā-yāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">was</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular">V-Qal-Perf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7462: 1) to pasture, tend, graze, feed <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to tend, pasture <BR> 1a1a) to shepherd <BR> 1a1b) of ruler, teacher (fig) <BR> 1a1c) of people as flock (fig) <BR> 1a1d) shepherd, herdsman (subst) <BR> 1a2) to feed, graze <BR> 1a2a) of cows, sheep etc (literal) <BR> 1a2b) of idolater, Israel as flock (fig) <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) shepherd, shepherdess <BR> 2) to associate with, be a friend of (meaning probable) <BR> 2a) (Qal) to associate with <BR> 2b) (Hithpael) to be companions <BR> 3) (Piel) to be a special friend">7462</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7462.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7462 -- Occurrence 7 of 164">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">רֹעֶ֤ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/roeh_7462.htm" title="ro·'Eh: was pasturing -- Occurrence 3 of 26.">rō-‘eh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">feeding</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular">V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 854: 1) with, near, together with <BR> 1a) with, together with <BR> 1b) with (of relationship) <BR> 1c) near (of place)<BR> 1d) with (poss.) <BR> 1e) from...with, from (with other prep)">854</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 854 -- Occurrence 82 of 809">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶת־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/et_854.htm" title="'et-: with -- Occurrence 22 of 280.">’eṯ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">with</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 251: 1) brother <BR> 1a) brother of same parents <BR> 1b) half-brother (same father)<BR> 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe <BR> 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) <BR> 1e) (fig.) of resemblance">251</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 251 -- Occurrence 79 of 630">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶחָיו֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/echav_251.htm" title="'e·Chav: his brothers -- Occurrence 7 of 73.">’e-ḥāw</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">his brothers</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct :: third person masculine singular">N-mpc | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6629: 1) small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks <BR> 1a) small cattle (usually of sheep and goats) <BR> 1b) of multitude (simile) <BR> 1c) of multitude (metaphor)">6629</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6629 -- Occurrence 49 of 274">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בַּצֹּ֔אן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/batztzon_6629.htm" title="batz·Tzon,: the flock -- Occurrence 1 of 5.">baṣ-ṣōn,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the flock</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b, Article :: Noun - common singular">Prep-b, Art | N-cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1931: pron 3p s<BR> 1) he, she, it <BR> 1a) himself (with emphasis) <BR> 1b) resuming subj with emphasis <BR> 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) <BR> 1d) (anticipating subj) <BR> 1e) (emphasising predicate) <BR> 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron <BR> 2) that (with article)">1931</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1931 -- Occurrence 133 of 1877">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְה֣וּא<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vehu_1931.htm" title="ve·Hu: he -- Occurrence 15 of 211.">wə-hū</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and was</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Pronoun - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | Pro-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5288: 1) a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer <BR> 1a) boy, lad, youth <BR> 1b) servant, retainer">5288</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5288 -- Occurrence 17 of 240">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">נַ֗עַר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/naar_5288.htm" title="Na·'ar,: he was a youth -- Occurrence 1 of 41.">na-‘ar,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the boy</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 854: 1) with, near, together with <BR> 1a) with, together with <BR> 1b) with (of relationship) <BR> 1c) near (of place)<BR> 1d) with (poss.) <BR> 1e) from...with, from (with other prep)">854</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 854 -- Occurrence 83 of 809">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶת־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/et_854.htm" title="'et-: with -- Occurrence 23 of 280.">’eṯ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">with</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group <BR> 1a) son, male child <BR> 1b) grandson <BR> 1c) children (pl. - male and female) <BR> 1d) youth, young men (pl.) <BR> 1e) young (of animals) <BR> 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] <BR> 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) <BR> 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) <BR> 1i) a member of a guild, order, class">1121</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1121 -- Occurrence 283 of 4932">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְּנֵ֥י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/benei_1121.htm" title="be·Nei: the sons -- Occurrence 41 of 1283.">bə-nê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the sons</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct">N-mpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1090.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1090: Bilhah = 'troubled' <BR> n pr f <BR> 1) Rachel's handmaid whom she gave to Jacob as a concubine, mother to two of Jacob's children, Dan and Naphtali <BR> n prloc <BR> 2) a city in Simeon">1090</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1090.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1090 -- Occurrence 8 of 11">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בִלְהָ֛ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vilhah_1090.htm" title="vil·Hah: of Bilhah -- Occurrence 3 of 5.">ḇil-hāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of Bilhah</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - feminine singular">N-proper-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 854: 1) with, near, together with <BR> 1a) with, together with <BR> 1b) with (of relationship) <BR> 1c) near (of place)<BR> 1d) with (poss.) <BR> 1e) from...with, from (with other prep)">854</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 854 -- Occurrence 84 of 809">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְאֶת־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veet_854.htm" title="ve·'Et: for -- Occurrence 5 of 53.">wə-’eṯ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Preposition">Conj-w | Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group <BR> 1a) son, male child <BR> 1b) grandson <BR> 1c) children (pl. - male and female) <BR> 1d) youth, young men (pl.) <BR> 1e) young (of animals) <BR> 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] <BR> 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) <BR> 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) <BR> 1i) a member of a guild, order, class">1121</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1121 -- Occurrence 284 of 4932">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְּנֵ֥י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/benei_1121.htm" title="be·Nei: and the sons -- Occurrence 42 of 1283.">bə-nê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the sons</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct">N-mpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2153.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2153: Zilpah = 'a trickling'<BR> 1) the Syrian given by Laban to Leah as a handmaid, a concubine of Jacob, mother of Asher and Gad">2153</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2153.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2153 -- Occurrence 6 of 7">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">זִלְפָּ֖ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/zilpah_2153.htm" title="zil·Pah: of Zilpah -- Occurrence 6 of 7.">zil-pāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of Zilpah</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - feminine singular">N-proper-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female <BR> 1a) woman (opposite of man) <BR> 1b) wife (woman married to a man)<BR> 1c) female (of animals) <BR> 1d) each, every (pronoun)">802</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 802 -- Occurrence 134 of 781">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">נְשֵׁ֣י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/neshei_802.htm" title="ne·Shei: wives -- Occurrence 3 of 10.">nə-šê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">wives</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine plural construct">N-fpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1: 1) father of an individual <BR> 2) of God as father of his people <BR> 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan <BR> 4) ancestor <BR> 4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person <BR> 4b) of people <BR> 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art <BR> 6) of producer, generator (fig.) <BR> 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) <BR> 8) term of respect and honour <BR> 9) ruler or chief (spec.)">1</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1 -- Occurrence 108 of 1212">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אָבִ֑יו<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/aviv_1.htm" title="'a·Viv;: his father's -- Occurrence 31 of 193.">’ā-ḇîw;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of his father</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct :: third person masculine singular">N-msc | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 935: 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to enter, come in <BR> 1a2) to come <BR> 1a2a) to come with <BR> 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) <BR> 1a2c) to come to pass <BR> 1a3) to attain to <BR> 1a4) to be enumerated <BR> 1a5) to go <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) <BR> 1b1) to lead in <BR> 1b2) to carry in <BR> 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon <BR> 1b4) to bring to pass <BR> 1c) (Hophal) <BR> 1c1) to be brought, brought in <BR> 1c2) to be introduced, be put">935</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 935 -- Occurrence 127 of 2573">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיָּבֵ֥א<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyave_935.htm" title="vai·ya·Ve: brought -- Occurrence 10 of 50.">way-yā-ḇê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">And brought</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3130.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3130: Joseph = 'Jehovah has added'<BR> 1) the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel <BR> 2) father of Igal, who represented the tribe of Issachar among the spies <BR> 3) a son of Asaph <BR> 4) a man who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra <BR> 5) a priest of the family of Shebaniah in the time of Nehemiah">3130</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3130.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3130 -- Occurrence 7 of 213">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יוֹסֵ֛ף<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yosef_3130.htm" title="yo·Sef: and Joseph -- Occurrence 7 of 194.">yō-w-sêp̄</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Joseph</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative">853</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 853 -- Occurrence 715 of 11050">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶת־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/et_853.htm" title="'et-: - -- Occurrence 459 of 7034.">’eṯ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">-</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Direct object marker">DirObjM</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1681.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1681: 1) whispering, defamation, evil report <BR> 1a) whispering <BR> 1b) defamation, defaming<BR> 1c) evil report, unfavourable saying">1681</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1681.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1681 -- Occurrence 1 of 9">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">דִּבָּתָ֥ם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/dibbatam_1681.htm" title="dib·ba·Tam: report -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">dib-bā-ṯām</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">a report of them</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular construct :: third person masculine plural">N-fsc | 3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7451: adj <BR> 1) bad, evil <BR> 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant <BR> 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) <BR> 1c) evil, displeasing <BR> 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) <BR> 1e) bad (of value) <BR> 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) <BR> 1g) sad, unhappy <BR> 1h) evil (hurtful) <BR> 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) <BR> 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) <BR> 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts <BR> 1j2) deeds, actions <BR> n m <BR> 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity <BR> 2a) evil, distress, adversity <BR> 2b) evil, injury, wrong <BR> 2c) evil (ethical) <BR> n f <BR> 3) evil, misery, distress, injury <BR> 3a) evil, misery, distress <BR> 3b) evil, injury, wrong <BR> 3c) evil (ethical)">7451</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7451 -- Occurrence 17 of 667">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">רָעָ֖ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/raah_7451.htm" title="ra·'Ah: their evil -- Occurrence 2 of 127.">rā-‘āh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">bad</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - feminine singular">Adj-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) <BR> 2) into (limit is actually entered) <BR> 2a) in among <BR> 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) <BR> 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) <BR> 5) in addition to, to <BR> 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of <BR> 7) according to (rule or standard) <BR> 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) <BR> 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)">413</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 413 -- Occurrence 293 of 5504">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶל־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/el_413.htm" title="'el-: about -- Occurrence 189 of 3531.">’el-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1: 1) father of an individual <BR> 2) of God as father of his people <BR> 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan <BR> 4) ancestor <BR> 4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person <BR> 4b) of people <BR> 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art <BR> 6) of producer, generator (fig.) <BR> 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) <BR> 8) term of respect and honour <BR> 9) ruler or chief (spec.)">1</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1 -- Occurrence 109 of 1212">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֲבִיהֶֽם׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/avihem_1.htm" title="'a·vi·Hem.: their father -- Occurrence 4 of 35.">’ă-ḇî-hem.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">his father</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct :: third person masculine plural">N-msc | 3mp</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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</script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Hebrew Texts</div><div align="right"><span class="toptext"><a href="//study.interlinearbible.org/genesis/37.htm">Genesis 37:2 Hebrew Study Bible</a> (<a href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/genesis/37.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/genesis/37.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/428.htm" title="el·leh: These -- 428: these">אֵ֣לֶּה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8435.htm" title="to·le·do·vt: the generations -- 8435: generations">תֹּלְדֹ֣ות</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3290.htm" title="ya·'a·kov: of Jacob -- 3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.">יַעֲקֹ֗ב</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3130.htm" title="yo·v·sef: Joseph -- 3130: he increases,' a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites">יֹוסֵ֞ף</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="ben-: of age -- 1121: son">בֶּן־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7651.htm" title="she·va-: seven -- 7651: seven">שְׁבַֽע־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6240.htm" title="es·reh: teen -- 6240: ten">עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8141.htm" title="sha·nah: years -- 8141: a year">שָׁנָה֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1961.htm" title="ha·yah: become -- 1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, be">הָיָ֨ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7462.htm" title="ro·'eh: was pasturing -- 7462: to pasture, tend, graze">רֹעֶ֤ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/854.htm" title="et-: with -- 854: with (denoting proximity)">אֶת־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/251.htm" title="e·chav: his brothers -- 251: a brother">אֶחָיו֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6629.htm" title="ba·tzon,: the flock -- 6629: small cattle, sheep and goats, flock">בַּצֹּ֔אן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1931.htm" title="ve·hu: he -- 1931: he, she, it">וְה֣וּא</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5288.htm" title="na·'ar: he was a youth -- 5288: a boy, lad, youth, retainer">נַ֗עַר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/854.htm" title="et-: with -- 854: with (denoting proximity)">אֶת־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="be·nei: the sons -- 1121: son">בְּנֵ֥י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1090.htm" title="vil·hah: of Bilhah -- 1090: a concubine of Jacob">בִלְהָ֛ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/854.htm" title="ve·'et-: for -- 854: with (denoting proximity)">וְאֶת־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="be·nei: and the sons -- 1121: son">בְּנֵ֥י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2153.htm" title="zil·pah: of Zilpah -- 2153: one of Jacob's wives">זִלְפָּ֖ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/802.htm" title="ne·shei: wives -- 802: woman, wife, female">נְשֵׁ֣י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1.htm" title="a·viv;: his father's -- 1: father">אָבִ֑יו</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/935.htm" title="vai·ya·ve: brought -- 935: to come in, come, go in, go">וַיָּבֵ֥א</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3130.htm" title="yo·v·sef: and Joseph -- 3130: he increases,' a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites">יֹוסֵ֛ף</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/853.htm" title="et-: -- 853: untranslatable mark of the accusative case.">אֶת־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1681.htm" title="dib·ba·tam: report -- 1681: whispering, defamation, evil report">דִּבָּתָ֥ם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7451.htm" title="ra·'ah: their evil -- 7451: bad, evil">רָעָ֖ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/413.htm" title="el-: about -- 413: to, into, towards">אֶל־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1.htm" title="a·vi·hem.: their father -- 1: father">אֲבִיהֶֽם׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/genesis/37.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8435.htm" title="towldah (to-led-aw') -- birth, generations">These are the generations</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3290.htm" title="Ya'aqob (yah-ak-obe') -- Jacob">of Jacob</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3130.htm" title="Yowceph (yo-safe') -- Joseph">Joseph</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6240.htm" title="asar (aw-sawr') -- (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th)">being seventeen</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7651.htm" title="sheba' (sheh'-bah) -- (+ by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times)">__</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8141.htm" title="shaneh (shaw-neh') -- + whole age, X long, + old, year(X -ly)">years</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="ben (bane) -- + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth">old</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7462.htm" title="ra'ah (raw-aw') -- X break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend">was feeding</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6629.htm" title="tso'n (tsone) -- (small) cattle, flock (+ -s), lamb (+ -s), sheep((-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds))">the flock</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/251.htm" title="'ach (awkh) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other">with his brethren</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5288.htm" title="na'ar (nah'-ar) -- babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man)">and the lad</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="ben (bane) -- + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth">was with the sons</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1090.htm" title="Bilhah (bil-haw') -- Bilhah">of Bilhah</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="ben (bane) -- + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth">and with the sons</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2153.htm" title="Zilpah (zil-paw) -- Zilpah">of Zilpah</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1.htm" title="'ab (awb) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal">his father's</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/802.htm" title="'ishshah (ish-shaw') -- (adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none, one, + together, wife, woman">wives</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3130.htm" title="Yowceph (yo-safe') -- Joseph">and Joseph</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/935.htm" title="bow' (bo) -- abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry">brought</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1.htm" title="'ab (awb) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal">unto his father</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7451.htm" title="ra' (rah) -- adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, + displease(-ure), distress">their evil</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1681.htm" title="dibbah (dib-baw') -- defaming, evil report, infamy, slander">report</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/37.htm">בראשית 37:2 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ תֹּלְדֹ֣ות יַעֲקֹ֗ב יֹוסֵ֞ף בֶּן־שְׁבַֽע־עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ הָיָ֨ה רֹעֶ֤ה אֶת־אֶחָיו֙ בַּצֹּ֔אן וְה֣וּא נַ֗עַר אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י בִלְהָ֛ה וְאֶת־בְּנֵ֥י זִלְפָּ֖ה נְשֵׁ֣י אָבִ֑יו וַיָּבֵ֥א יֹוסֵ֛ף אֶת־דִּבָּתָ֥ם רָעָ֖ה אֶל־אֲבִיהֶֽם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/37.htm">בראשית 37:2 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">אלה ׀ תלדות יעקב יוסף בן־שבע־עשרה שנה היה רעה את־אחיו בצאן והוא נער את־בני בלהה ואת־בני זלפה נשי אביו ויבא יוסף את־דבתם רעה אל־אביהם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/37.htm">בראשית 37:2 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">אלה ׀ תלדות יעקב יוסף בן־שבע־עשרה שנה היה רעה את־אחיו בצאן והוא נער את־בני בלהה ואת־בני זלפה נשי אביו ויבא יוסף את־דבתם רעה אל־אביהם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/37.htm">בראשית 37:2 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">אלה תלדות יעקב יוסף בן שבע עשרה שנה היה רעה את אחיו בצאן והוא נער את בני בלהה ואת בני זלפה נשי אביו ויבא יוסף את דבתם רעה אל אביהם׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/genesis/37-2.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/37.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />These are the records of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, when seventeen years of age, was pasturing the flock with his brothers while he was still a youth, along with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought back a bad report about them to their father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/37.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />These <i>are</i> the generations of Jacob. Joseph, <i>being</i> seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad <i>was</i> with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/37.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the family records of Jacob. At 17 years of age, Joseph tended sheep with his brothers. The young man was working with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives, and he brought a bad report about them to their father. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">the generations. <br />Toledoth, the history, narrative, or account of the lives and actions of Jacob and his sons; for in this general sense the original must be taken, as in the whole ensuing history there is no genealogy of Jacob's family.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/2-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 2:4</span> These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/5-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 5:1</span> This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/6-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 6:9</span> These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/10-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 10:1</span> Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and …</a></p><p class="hdg">wives.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/30-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 30:4,9</span> And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in to her…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/35-22.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 35:22,25,26</span> And it came to pass, when Israel dwelled in that land, that Reuben …</a></p><p class="hdg">evil report.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-22.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 2:22-24</span> Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did to all Israel…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/john/7-7.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">John 7:7</span> The world cannot hate you; but me it hates, because I testify of …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Corinthians 1:11</span> For it has been declared to me of you, my brothers, by them which …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Corinthians 5:1</span> It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-18.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Corinthians 11:18</span> For first of all, when you come together in the church, I hear that …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/genesis/37-2.htm">Genesis 37:2</a> • <a href="/niv/genesis/37-2.htm">Genesis 37:2 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/genesis/37-2.htm">Genesis 37:2 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/genesis/37-2.htm">Genesis 37:2 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/genesis/37-2.htm">Genesis 37:2 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/genesis/37-2.htm">Genesis 37:2 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/37-2.htm">Genesis 37:2 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/37-2.htm">Genesis 37:2 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/37-2.htm">Genesis 37:2 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/37-2.htm">Genesis 37:2 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/genesis/37-2.htm">Genesis 37:2 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../genesis/37-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Genesis 37:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Genesis 37:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../genesis/37-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Genesis 37:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Genesis 37:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>