Verse
WEB
World English Bible
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Jacob lived in the land of
his father's
travels
, in
the land of Canaan.
Now
Jacob lived in the land where
his father
had
resided
, the land of Canaan.
This is the history
of
the
generations
of Jacob. Joseph ,
being
seventeen years old, was feeding
the flock with his brothers .
He
was
a
boy
with
the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his
father's
wives.
Joseph
brought an
evil
report
of
them
to
their father.
This is the account
of Jacob. When
Joseph was
seventeen years old, he
was tending
the flock with his brothers ,
the sons of his
father’s
wives
Bilhah and Zilpah, and
he
brought their father a
bad
report
about
them
.
Now 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 colors.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other
sons
, because Joseph
had
been
born
to
him
in
his old age ;
so
he made him a robe
of many colors.
His
brothers saw that their father loved him more than all
his
brothers
, and
they hated him ,
and couldn't
speak peaceably
to him.
When
Joseph’s
brothers saw that their father loved him more than any
of
them
, they hated him and could
not
speak a
kind
word
to him.
Joseph dreamed
a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and
they hated him all
the
more.
Then
Joseph had
a dream, and when
he told it to his brothers, they hated him even
more.
He said to them, "Please
hear
this dream which
I have
dreamed
:
He said to them, “Listen
to
this dream I had
:
for,
behold,
we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold,
my sheaf arose
and also
stood upright ;
and
behold
, your sheaves came
around ,
and bowed down to my
sheaf
. "
We were binding sheaves of
grain
in the field, and suddenly
my sheaf rose
and stood upright, while
your sheaves gathered
around and bowed down to mine
. ”
His
brothers
said
to
him,
"Will
you indeed
reign over us? Or
will you indeed
have
dominion
over
us? "
They hated him all
the
more for
his dreams
and for
his words
.
“Do
you intend
to
reign over us? ”
his
brothers
asked.
“
Will you actually
rule
us? ”
So
they hated him even
more because
of
his dream
and his statements
.
He
dreamed
yet
another dream ,
and told it to his brothers, and
said, "Behold,
I have
dreamed
yet
another dream :
and
behold
, the sun and the
moon and eleven stars bowed
down to me. "
Then
Joseph
had
another dream and told it to his brothers .
“Look
, ”
he
said, “
I had
another dream, and
this
time
the sun and moon and eleven stars were
bowing
down to me. ”
He told it
to
his father and to
his
brothers .
His father rebuked him ,
and said to
him
, "
What is this dream that you have dreamed
? Will I
and
your mother and your
brothers indeed
come to
bow ourselves
down to you
to
the earth
? "
He told his father and brothers ,
but
his father rebuked him and said, “
What is this dream that you have had
? Will your mother and brothers and
I
actually
come and
bow down to the ground
before
you
? ”
His brothers envied
him ;
but his father kept this
saying
in mind.
And
his brothers were
jealous
of
him ,
but his father kept in mind what
he
had
said
.
His
brothers went
to feed
their father's
flock
in
Shechem.
Some
time
later,
Joseph’s
brothers had
gone
to pasture
their father’s
flocks
near
Shechem.
Israel said to Joseph
, "Aren't
your brothers feeding
the flock
in
Shechem? Come,
and
I will
send
you to them. "
He
said
to
him,
"Here
I am. "
Israel said to him
, “Are
not
your brothers pasturing
the flocks
at
Shechem? Get
ready;
I am
sending
you to them. ”
“
I am ready,”
Joseph
replied
.
He
said
to
him, "
Go now ,
see whether
it
is
well
with
your brothers ,
and well
with
the flock;
and bring me
word again
. "
So he sent him out
of
the valley of Hebron ,
and he
came
to
Shechem .
Then
Israel
told
him, “
Go now and
see how
your brothers and the flocks
are
faring,
and bring word back
to
me
. ”
So he sent him off
from
the Valley of Hebron .
And when
Joseph
arrived
in
Shechem ,
A certain
man found him ,
and
behold,
he
was
wandering in the field :
and the
man
asked him
, saying,
"
What are you looking for? "
a man found him wandering in the field and asked, “
What are you looking for? ”
He
said,
"
I am looking for my brothers. Tell me ,
please,
where they are feeding
the
flock."
“
I am looking for my brothers ,”
Joseph
replied
. “Can
you
please
tell me where they are pasturing
their
flocks?”
The
man
said,
"
They have left
here, for
I heard them say, '
Let us go to Dothan. '"
Joseph went
after his brothers ,
and found them in
Dothan.
“
They have moved
on
from
here, ”
the
man
answered.
“
I heard them say, ‘
Let us go to Dothan. ’”
So
Joseph set
out
after his brothers and found them at
Dothan.
They
saw him afar
off
, and before he came
near
to
them
, they conspired
against
him
to kill him.
Now
Joseph’s
brothers
saw him in
the
distance
, and before he arrived
, they plotted
to kill him.
They said one
to another ,
"Behold,
this
dreamer
comes
.
“Here
comes
that
dreamer!”
they said to one
another.
Come now therefore
, and
let's
kill him ,
and cast
him into one of the pits ,
and
we will
say ,
'An
evil
animal has devoured him. '
We will
see what will
become
of his dreams ."
“
Come now, let
us
kill him and throw
him into one of the pits .
We can
say that
a
vicious
animal has devoured him. Then
we shall
see what becomes
of his dreams !”
Reuben heard it
, and
delivered
him
out
of
their hand,
and
said,
"Let's
not take his life. "
When
Reuben heard this
, he
tried
to
rescue
Joseph
from
their hands.
“Let
us
not take his life ,”
he
said
.
Reuben
said
to
them,
"
Shed no
blood. Throw him into this pit that
is
in the wilderness, but lay no
hand on him "--
that he might
deliver
him
out
of
their hand,
to
restore
him to his father.
“Do
not
shed his
blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but do
not
lay a
hand on him .”
Reuben
said
this
so
that he could
rescue
Joseph
from
their hands
and
return
him to his father.
It
happened,
when Joseph came to his brothers, that
they stripped Joseph
of his coat,
the coat
of many colors that
was on
him;
So
when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him
of his robe—
the robe
of many colors he
was wearing—
and they took him ,
and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty .
There
was
no water in it.
and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now
the pit was empty ,
with
no water in it.
They sat down to eat bread
, and
they lifted
up
their
eyes
and
looked ,
and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites was
coming from Gilead ,
with
their camels bearing
spices and
balm and myrrh ,
going
to
carry
it
down to Egypt.
And
as
they sat down to eat a
meal
, they looked up
and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead .
Their camels were
carrying
spices ,
balm ,
and myrrh on
their
way
down to Egypt.
Judah said to his brothers, "
What profit is
it
if we kill our brother and conceal
his blood?
Then
Judah said to his brothers, “
What profit will
we
gain
if we kill our brother and cover
up
his blood?
Come, and
let's
sell him to the Ishmaelites ,
and not let
our
hand be
on him; for he is our brother, our flesh. "
His
brothers
listened
to
him
.
Come, let
us
sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay
a
hand on him; for he is our brother, our own
flesh. ”
And
they
agreed
.
Midianites
who
were
merchants
passed by, and
they
drew
and
lifted
up
Joseph out of the pit ,
and sold Joseph
to
the
Ishmaelites
for twenty pieces
of silver .
They
brought
Joseph
into
Egypt.
So
when
the
Midianite
traders
passed by, his
brothers
pulled
Joseph out of the pit and sold him
for twenty shekels
of silver to
the
Ishmaelites,
who
took
him
to
Egypt.
Reuben returned to the pit ;
and saw that Joseph wasn't
in
the
pit;
and
he tore his clothes .
When
Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was
not
there,
he tore his clothes ,
He
returned to his brothers, and said, "
The child
is no
more;
and
I,
where
will
I go
? "
returned to his brothers, and said, “
The boy
is gone!
What
am
I going
to
do
? ”
They took Joseph's
coat
, and
killed
a male
goat, and dipped the coat
in the
blood.
Then
they took Joseph’s
robe
, slaughtered
a young
goat, and dipped the robe
in its
blood.
They took
the coat
of many colors ,
and
they
brought
it
to their father ,
and said, "
We have
found this. Examine it ,
now,
whether it is your son's
coat
or not. "
They sent
the robe
of many colors to their father and said, “
We found this. Examine it to
see
whether it is your son’s
robe
or not. ”
He
recognized it ,
and said, "
It is my son's
coat.
An
evil
animal has devoured him. Joseph is
without
doubt
torn in
pieces ."
His
father
recognized it and said, “
It is my son’s
robe!
A
vicious
animal has devoured him. Joseph has
surely
been
torn to
pieces !”
Jacob tore his clothes, and
put sackcloth on
his loins
, and mourned for his son many days.
Then
Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around
his waist
, and mourned for his son many days.
All his sons and all
his
daughters rose
up
to comfort him ;
but he refused to be comforted. He said ,
"For
I will go down to Sheol to
my son mourning
. "
His father wept for him.
All his sons and daughters tried
to comfort him ,
but he refused to be comforted. “No,”
he said .
“
I will go down to Sheol mourning
for
my son. ”
So
his father wept for him.
The Midianites sold him
into
Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's,
the
captain of the guard.
Meanwhile,
the Midianites sold Joseph
in
Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh
and
captain of the guard.
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