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World English Bible

Genesis 37 (WEBP)

[1] Jacob lived in the land of his father’s travels, in the land of Canaan.
[2] 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.
[3] Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a tunic of many colors.
[4] His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn’t speak peaceably to him.
[5] Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him all the more.
[6] He said to them, “Please hear this dream which I have dreamed:
[7] 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.”
[8] His brothers asked him, “Will you indeed reign over us? Will you indeed have dominion over us?” They hated him all the more for his dreams and for his words.
[9] 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.”
[10] 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 the earth before you?”
[11] His brothers envied him, but his father kept this saying in mind.
[12] His brothers went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
[13] 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.”
[14] 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.
[15] A certain man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field. The man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
[16] He said, “I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock.”
[17] The man said, “They have left here, for I heard them say, ‘Let’s go to Dothan.’” Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in Dothan.
[18] They saw him afar off, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.
[19] They said to one another, “Behold, this dreamer comes.
[20] 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.”
[21] Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, “Let’s not take his life.”
[22] 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.
[23] When Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors that was on him;
[24] and they took him, and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty. There was no water in it.
[25] They sat down to eat bread, and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spices and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
[26] Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?
[27] 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.
[28] 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. The merchants brought Joseph into Egypt.
[29] Reuben returned to the pit, and saw that Joseph wasn’t in the pit; and he tore his clothes.
[30] He returned to his brothers, and said, “The child is no more; and I, where will I go?”
[31] They took Joseph’s tunic, and killed a male goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood.
[32] They took the tunic of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, “We have found this. Examine it, now, and see if it is your son’s tunic or not.”
[33] He recognized it, and said, “It is my son’s tunic. An evil animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.”
[34] Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
[35] 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.
[36] The Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard.

Genesis 37:35 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Genesis 37 (KJVS)

[1] And Jacob dwelt () in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
[2] These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding () the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought () unto his father their evil report.
[3] 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 colours.
[4] And when his brethren saw () that their father loved () him more than all his brethren, they hated () him, and could () not speak () peaceably unto him.
[5] And Joseph dreamed () a dream, and he told () it his brethren: and they hated () him yet the more. ()
[6] And he said () unto them, Hear, () I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: ()
[7] for, 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.
[8] And 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.
[9] And 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.
[10] And 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?
[11] And his brethren envied () him; but his father observed () the saying.
[12] And his brethren went () to feed () their father’s flock in Shechem.
[13] And 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.
[14] And 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.
[15] And a certain man found him, () and, behold, he was wandering () in the field: and the man asked him, () saying, () What seekest () thou?
[16] And he said, () I seek () my brethren: tell () me, I pray thee, where they feed () their flocks.
[17] And 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.
[18] And when they saw () him afar off, even before he came near () unto them, they conspired () against him to slay () him.
[19] And they said () one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. ()
[20] Come () 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.
[21] And Reuben heard () it, and he delivered () him out of their hands; and said, () Let us not kill () him.
[22] And 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. ()
[23] And 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;
[24] and they took () him, and cast () him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
[25] And 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.
[26] And Judah said () unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay () our brother, and conceal () his blood?
[27] Come, () 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. ()
[28] Then 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.
[29] And Reuben returned () unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent () his clothes.
[30] And he returned () unto his brethren, and said, () The child is not; and I, whither shall I go? ()
[31] And they took () Joseph’s coat, and killed () a kid of the goats, and dipped () the coat in the blood;
[32] and 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.
[33] And he knew it, () and said, () It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured () him; Joseph is without doubt () rent in pieces. ()
[34] And Jacob rent () his clothes, and put () sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned () for his son many days.
[35] And 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.
[36] And the Midianites sold () him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.

Genesis 37:14 Heb. see the peace of thy brethren, etc
Genesis 37:19 Heb. master of dreams
Genesis 37:27 Heb. hearkened
Genesis 37:36a Heb. Eunuch. But the word doth signify not only eunuchs, but also chamberlains, courtiers, and officers
Genesis 37:36b Heb. chief of the slaughter men, or executioners. Or, chief Marshall

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Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Genesis 37 (BYZ)

[1] κατωκει δε ιακωβ εν τη γη ου παρωκησεν ο πατηρ αυτου εν γη χανααν
[2] αυται δε αι γενεσεις ιακωβ ιωσηφ δεκα επτα ετων ην ποιμαινων μετα των αδελφων αυτου τα προβατα ων νεος μετα των υιων βαλλας και μετα των υιων ζελφας των γυναικων του πατρος αυτου κατηνεγκεν δε ιωσηφ ψογον πονηρον προς ισραηλ τον πατερα αυτων
[3] ιακωβ δε ηγαπα τον ιωσηφ παρα παντας τους υιους αυτου οτι υιος γηρους ην αυτω εποιησεν δε αυτω χιτωνα ποικιλον
[4] ιδοντες δε οι αδελφοι αυτου οτι αυτον ο πατηρ φιλει εκ παντων των υιων αυτου εμισησαν αυτον και ουκ εδυναντο λαλειν αυτω ουδεν ειρηνικον
[5] ενυπνιασθεις δε ιωσηφ ενυπνιον απηγγειλεν αυτο τοις αδελφοις αυτου
[6] και ειπεν αυτοις ακουσατε του ενυπνιου τουτου ου ενυπνιασθην
[7] ωμην ημας δεσμευειν δραγματα εν μεσω τω πεδιω και ανεστη το εμον δραγμα και ωρθωθη περιστραφεντα δε τα δραγματα υμων προσεκυνησαν το εμον δραγμα
[8] ειπαν δε αυτω οι αδελφοι μη βασιλευων βασιλευσεις εφ ημας η κυριευων κυριευσεις ημων και προσεθεντο ετι μισειν αυτον ενεκεν των ενυπνιων αυτου και ενεκεν των ρηματων αυτου
[9] ειδεν δε ενυπνιον ετερον και διηγησατο αυτο τω πατρι αυτου και τοις αδελφοις αυτου και ειπεν ιδου ενυπνιασαμην ενυπνιον ετερον ωσπερ ο ηλιος και η σεληνη και ενδεκα αστερες προσεκυνουν με
[10] και επετιμησεν αυτω ο πατηρ αυτου και ειπεν αυτω τι το ενυπνιον τουτο ο ενυπνιασθης αρα γε ελθοντες ελευσομεθα εγω τε και η μητηρ σου και οι αδελφοι σου προσκυνησαι σοι επι την γην
[11] εζηλωσαν δε αυτον οι αδελφοι αυτου ο δε πατηρ αυτου διετηρησεν το ρημα
[12] επορευθησαν δε οι αδελφοι αυτου βοσκειν τα προβατα του πατρος αυτων εις συχεμ
[13] και ειπεν ισραηλ προς ιωσηφ ουχ οι αδελφοι σου ποιμαινουσιν εν συχεμ δευρο αποστειλω σε προς αυτους ειπεν δε αυτω ιδου εγω
[14] ειπεν δε αυτω ισραηλ πορευθεις ιδε ει υγιαινουσιν οι αδελφοι σου και τα προβατα και αναγγειλον μοι και απεστειλεν αυτον εκ της κοιλαδος της χεβρων και ηλθεν εις συχεμ
[15] και ευρεν αυτον ανθρωπος πλανωμενον εν τω πεδιω ηρωτησεν δε αυτον ο ανθρωπος λεγων τι ζητεις
[16] ο δε ειπεν τους αδελφους μου ζητω αναγγειλον μοι που βοσκουσιν
[17] ειπεν δε αυτω ο ανθρωπος απηρκασιν εντευθεν ηκουσα γαρ αυτων λεγοντων πορευθωμεν εις δωθαιμ και επορευθη ιωσηφ κατοπισθεν των αδελφων αυτου και ευρεν αυτους εν δωθαιμ
[18] προειδον δε αυτον μακροθεν προ του εγγισαι αυτον προς αυτους και επονηρευοντο του αποκτειναι αυτον
[19] ειπαν δε εκαστος προς τον αδελφον αυτου ιδου ο ενυπνιαστης εκεινος ερχεται
[20] νυν ουν δευτε αποκτεινωμεν αυτον και ριψωμεν αυτον εις ενα των λακκων και ερουμεν θηριον πονηρον κατεφαγεν αυτον και οψομεθα τι εσται τα ενυπνια αυτου
[21] ακουσας δε ρουβην εξειλατο αυτον εκ των χειρων αυτων και ειπεν ου παταξομεν αυτον εις ψυχην
[22] ειπεν δε αυτοις ρουβην μη εκχεητε αιμα εμβαλετε αυτον εις τον λακκον τουτον τον εν τη ερημω χειρα δε μη επενεγκητε αυτω οπως εξεληται αυτον εκ των χειρων αυτων και αποδω αυτον τω πατρι αυτου
[23] εγενετο δε ηνικα ηλθεν ιωσηφ προς τους αδελφους αυτου εξεδυσαν τον ιωσηφ τον χιτωνα τον ποικιλον τον περι αυτον
[24] και λαβοντες αυτον ερριψαν εις τον λακκον ο δε λακκος κενος υδωρ ουκ ειχεν
[25] εκαθισαν δε φαγειν αρτον και αναβλεψαντες τοις οφθαλμοις ειδον και ιδου οδοιποροι ισμαηλιται ηρχοντο εκ γαλααδ και αι καμηλοι αυτων εγεμον θυμιαματων και ρητινης και στακτης επορευοντο δε καταγαγειν εις αιγυπτον
[26] ειπεν δε ιουδας προς τους αδελφους αυτου τι χρησιμον εαν αποκτεινωμεν τον αδελφον ημων και κρυψωμεν το αιμα αυτου
[27] δευτε αποδωμεθα αυτον τοις ισμαηλιταις τουτοις αι δε χειρες ημων μη εστωσαν επ αυτον οτι αδελφος ημων και σαρξ ημων εστιν ηκουσαν δε οι αδελφοι αυτου
[28] και παρεπορευοντο οι ανθρωποι οι μαδιηναιοι οι εμποροι και εξειλκυσαν και ανεβιβασαν τον ιωσηφ εκ του λακκου και απεδοντο τον ιωσηφ τοις ισμαηλιταις εικοσι χρυσων και κατηγαγον τον ιωσηφ εις αιγυπτον
[29] ανεστρεψεν δε ρουβην επι τον λακκον και ουχ ορα τον ιωσηφ εν τω λακκω και διερρηξεν τα ιματια αυτου
[30] και ανεστρεψεν προς τους αδελφους αυτου και ειπεν το παιδαριον ουκ εστιν εγω δε που πορευομαι ετι
[31] λαβοντες δε τον χιτωνα του ιωσηφ εσφαξαν εριφον αιγων και εμολυναν τον χιτωνα τω αιματι
[32] και απεστειλαν τον χιτωνα τον ποικιλον και εισηνεγκαν τω πατρι αυτων και ειπαν τουτον ευρομεν επιγνωθι ει χιτων του υιου σου εστιν η ου
[33] και επεγνω αυτον και ειπεν χιτων του υιου μου εστιν θηριον πονηρον κατεφαγεν αυτον θηριον ηρπασεν τον ιωσηφ
[34] διερρηξεν δε ιακωβ τα ιματια αυτου και επεθετο σακκον επι την οσφυν αυτου και επενθει τον υιον αυτου ημερας πολλας
[35] συνηχθησαν δε παντες οι υιοι αυτου και αι θυγατερες και ηλθον παρακαλεσαι αυτον και ουκ ηθελεν παρακαλεισθαι λεγων οτι καταβησομαι προς τον υιον μου πενθων εις αδου και εκλαυσεν αυτον ο πατηρ αυτου
[36] οι δε μαδιηναιοι απεδοντο τον ιωσηφ εις αιγυπτον τω πετεφρη τω σπαδοντι φαραω αρχιμαγειρω

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.