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the boy was with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s [<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>secondary] wives; and Joseph brought back a bad report about them to their father. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Now Israel (Jacob) loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a [distinctive] <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>multicolored tunic. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>His brothers saw that their father loved Joseph more than all of his brothers; so they hated him and could not [find it within themselves to] speak to him on friendly terms. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Now Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>hated him even more. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>He said to them, “Please listen to [the details of] this dream which I have dreamed; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>we [brothers] were binding sheaves [of grain stalks] in the field, and lo, my sheaf [suddenly] got up and stood upright <i>and</i> remained standing; and behold, your sheaves stood all around my sheaf and bowed down [in respect].” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>His brothers said to him, “Are you actually going to reign over us? Are you really going to rule <i>and</i> govern us as your subjects?” So they hated him even more for [telling them about] his dreams and for his [arrogant] words. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>But Joseph dreamed still another dream, and told it to his brothers [as well]. He said, “See here, I have again dreamed a dream, and lo, [this time I saw] eleven stars and the sun and the moon bowed down [in respect] to me!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>He told it to his father as well as to his brothers; but his father rebuked him and said to him [in disbelief], “What is [the meaning of] this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brothers actually come to bow down to the ground [in respect] before you?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Joseph’s brothers were envious <i>and</i> jealous of him, but his father kept the words [of Joseph] <i>in mind</i> [wondering about their meaning]. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Then his brothers went to pasture their father’s flock near Shechem. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Israel (Jacob) said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing [the flock] at Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them.” And he said, “Here I am [ready to obey you].” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Then Jacob said to him, “Please go and see whether everything is all right with your brothers and all right with the flock; then bring word [back] to me.” So he sent him from the Hebron Valley, and he went to Shechem. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Now a certain man found Joseph, and saw that he was wandering around <i>and</i> had lost his way in the field; so the man asked him, “What are you looking for?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>He said, “I am looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are pasturing <i>our flocks</i>.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Then the man said, “[They were here, but] they have moved on from this place. I heard them say, ‘Let us go to <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan. <p class="hdg">The Plot against Joseph</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And when they saw him from a distance, even before he came close to them, they plotted to kill him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>They said to one another, “Look, here comes this <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>dreamer. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Now then, come and let us kill him and throw him into one of the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>pits (cisterns, underground water storage); then we will say [to our father], ‘A wild animal killed <i>and</i> devoured him’; and we shall see what will become of his dreams!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Now Reuben [the eldest] heard this and rescued him from their hands and said, “Let us not take his life.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Reuben said to them, “Do not shed his blood, but [instead] throw him [alive] into the pit that is here in the wilderness, and do not lay a hand on him [to kill him]”--[he said this so] that he could rescue him from them and return him [safely] to his father. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Now when Joseph reached his brothers, they stripped him of his tunic, the [distinctive] <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>multicolored tunic which he was wearing; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>then they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty; there was no water in it. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Then they sat down to eat their meal. When they looked up, they saw a caravan of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>Ishmaelites coming from Gilead [east of the Jordan], with their camels bearing ladanum resin [for perfume] and balm and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>myrrh, going on their way to carry <i>the cargo</i> down to Egypt. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Judah said to his brothers, “What do we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood (murder)? <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Come, let us [instead] sell him to these Ishmaelites [and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>Midianites] and not lay our hands on him, because he is our brother and our flesh.” So his brothers listened to him <i>and</i> agreed. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Then as the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>Midianite [and Ishmaelite] traders were passing by, the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and they sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty <i>shekels</i> of silver. And so they took Joseph [as a captive] into Egypt. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Now Reuben [unaware of what had happened] returned to the pit, and [to his great alarm found that] Joseph was not in the pit; so he tore his clothes [in deep sorrow]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>He rejoined his brothers and said, “The boy is not there; as for me, where shall I go [to hide from my father]?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Then they took Joseph’s tunic, slaughtered a male goat and dipped the tunic in the blood; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>and they brought the multicolored tunic to their father, saying, “We have found this; please examine it <i>and</i> decide whether or not it is your son’s tunic.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>He recognized it and said, “It is my son’s tunic. A wild animal has devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>So Jacob tore his clothes [in grief], put <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>on sackcloth and mourned many days for his son. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Then all his sons and daughters attempted to console him, but he refused to be comforted and said, “I will go down to Sheol (the place of the dead) in mourning for my son.” And his father wept for him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/37-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>Meanwhile, in Egypt the Midianites sold Joseph [as a slave] to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and the captain of the [royal] guard.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>of his father’s sojournings</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> I.e. concubines (see note 22:24).<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> The meaning of this word is uncertain; some sources indicate that it refers to a long-sleeved tunic that reaches the ankles, essentially a light robe. In any case, the tunic was a visible reminder to Joseph’s brothers of their father’s favoritism toward him.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> In both vv 5 and 8 “hated him even more” is properly translated, but there is an interesting play on words. The literal Hebrew says, “they added to hate”--the Hebrew word for “added” is the same for the word for Joseph--“they ‘Josephed’ their hate for him.”<br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Located about twelve miles north of Shechem.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Lit <i>master of dreams</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> These were earthen tanks that were dug or carved into rocky ground (perhaps limestone), designed to collect rainwater in the desert during winters. Some were cavernous, with a staircase carved into one of the walls for access to the bottom. The cistern selected by Joseph’s brothers must have been deep enough to make escape very difficult for someone of his size, but constructed without a staircase or other means of access (other than a rope).<br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">23</span> See note v 3.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">25</span> Descendants of Abraham and Hagar (Sarah’s maid, 16:15).<br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">25</span> A valuable tree resin.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">27</span> Descendants of Abraham and Keturah, his concubine.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">28</span> The relationship between the Midianites and the Ishmaelites as they are mentioned here is unclear. It is possible, as some have suggested, that “Ishmaelites” came to be used as a general term for desert tribes, and that the same merchants are called by both names in this verse. This would also explain the reference to the “Midianites” in v 36. Another explanation, which was offered by the rabbis, is that Joseph was sold first to the Ishmaelites, who then sold him to the Midianites. Another possibility is that they were Ishmaelites from the area of Midian.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">34</span> An uncomfortable material woven from goat hair and worn in mourning.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../genesis/36.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Genesis 36"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Genesis 36" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../genesis/38.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Genesis 38"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Genesis 38" /></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 align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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 = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>