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Genesis 37
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 37
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Joseph’s Dreams
37 Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan.(A) 2 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,(B) and he brought a bad report about them to their father.(C)
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons because Joseph was a son born to him in his old age,(D) and he made a robe of many colors[a] for him. 4 When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not bring themselves to speak peaceably to him.
5 Then Joseph had a dream. When he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more. 6 He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had: 7 There we were, binding sheaves of grain in the field. Suddenly my sheaf stood up, and your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down to my sheaf.”(E)
8 “Are you really going to reign over us?” his brothers asked him. “Are you really going to rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and what he had said.
9 Then he had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun, moon, and 11 stars were bowing down to me.”
10 He told his father and brothers, but his father rebuked him. “What kind of dream is this that you have had?” he said. “Are your mother and brothers and I going to come and bow down to the ground before you?” 11 His brothers were jealous of him,(F) but his father kept the matter in mind.(G)
Joseph Sold into Slavery
12 His brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks at Shechem. 13 Israel said to Joseph, “Your brothers, you know, are pasturing the flocks at Shechem. Get ready. I’m sending you to them.”
“I’m ready,” Joseph replied.
14 Then Israel said to him, “Go and see how your brothers and the flocks are doing, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him from the Valley of Hebron,(H) and he went to Shechem.
15 A man found him there, wandering in the field, and asked him, “What are you looking for?”
16 “I’m looking for my brothers,” Joseph said. “Can you tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”
17 “They’ve moved on from here,” the man said. “I heard them say, ‘Let’s go to Dothan.’”(I) So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
18 They saw him in the distance, and before he had reached them, they plotted to kill him.(J) 19 They said to one another, “Here comes that dreamer![b] 20 Come on, let’s kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal ate him. Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams!”
21 When Reuben heard this, he tried to save him from them.[c] He said, “Let’s not take his life.”(K) 22 Reuben also said to them, “Don’t shed blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him”—intending to rescue him from their hands and return him to his father.
23 When Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped off his robe, the robe of many colors that he had on. 24 Then they took him and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.
25 Then they sat down to eat a meal.(L) They looked up, and there was a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead.(M) Their camels were carrying aromatic gum, balsam, and resin, going down to Egypt.(N)
26 Then Judah said to his brothers, “What do we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? 27 Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him, for he is our brother, our own flesh,” and they agreed. 28 When Midianite(O) traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for 20 pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took Joseph to Egypt.(P)
29 When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes.(Q) 30 He went back to his brothers and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”[d] 31 So they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood. 32 They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it. Is it your son’s robe or not?”
33 His father recognized it. “It is my son’s robe,” he said. “A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has been torn to pieces!”(R) 34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days. 35 All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” And his father wept for him.
36 Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and the captain of the guard.
Footnotes
- Genesis 37:3 Or robe with long sleeves
- Genesis 37:19 Lit comes the lord of the dreams
- Genesis 37:21 Lit their hands
- Genesis 37:30 Lit And I, where am I going
Genesis 37
New International Version
Genesis 37
New International Version
Joseph’s Dreams
37 Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed,(A) the land of Canaan.(B)
2 This is the account(C) of Jacob’s family line.
Joseph,(D) a young man of seventeen,(E) was tending the flocks(F) with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah(G) and the sons of Zilpah,(H) his father’s wives, and he brought their father a bad report(I) about them.
3 Now Israel(J) loved Joseph more than any of his other sons,(K) because he had been born to him in his old age;(L) and he made an ornate[a] robe(M) for him.(N) 4 When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him(O) and could not speak a kind word to him.
5 Joseph had a dream,(P) and when he told it to his brothers,(Q) they hated him all the more.(R) 6 He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had: 7 We were binding sheaves(S) of grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around mine and bowed down to it.”(T)
8 His brothers said to him, “Do you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?”(U) And they hated him all the more(V) because of his dream and what he had said.
9 Then he had another dream,(W) and he told it to his brothers. “Listen,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars(X) were bowing down to me.”(Y)
10 When he told his father as well as his brothers,(Z) his father rebuked(AA) him and said, “What is this dream you had? Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”(AB) 11 His brothers were jealous of him,(AC) but his father kept the matter in mind.(AD)
Joseph Sold by His Brothers
12 Now his brothers had gone to graze their father’s flocks near Shechem,(AE) 13 and Israel(AF) said to Joseph, “As you know, your brothers are grazing the flocks near Shechem.(AG) Come, I am going to send you to them.”
“Very well,” he replied.
14 So he said to him, “Go and see if all is well with your brothers(AH) and with the flocks, and bring word back to me.” Then he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron.(AI)
When Joseph arrived at Shechem, 15 a man found him wandering around in the fields and asked him, “What are you looking for?”
16 He replied, “I’m looking for my brothers. Can you tell me where they are grazing their flocks?”
17 “They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let’s go to Dothan.(AJ)’”
So Joseph went after his brothers and found them near Dothan. 18 But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.(AK)
19 “Here comes that dreamer!(AL)” they said to each other. 20 “Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns(AM) and say that a ferocious animal(AN) devoured him.(AO) Then we’ll see what comes of his dreams.”(AP)
21 When Reuben(AQ) heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. “Let’s not take his life,” he said.(AR) 22 “Don’t shed any blood. Throw him into this cistern(AS) here in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this to rescue him from them and take him back to his father.(AT)
23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the ornate robe(AU) he was wearing— 24 and they took him and threw him into the cistern.(AV) The cistern was empty; there was no water in it.
25 As they sat down to eat their meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites(AW) coming from Gilead.(AX) Their camels were loaded with spices, balm(AY) and myrrh,(AZ) and they were on their way to take them down to Egypt.(BA)
26 Judah(BB) said to his brothers, “What will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?(BC) 27 Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him; after all, he is our brother,(BD) our own flesh and blood.(BE)” His brothers agreed.
28 So when the Midianite(BF) merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern(BG) and sold(BH) him for twenty shekels[b] of silver(BI) to the Ishmaelites,(BJ) who took him to Egypt.(BK)
29 When Reuben returned to the cistern and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes.(BL) 30 He went back to his brothers and said, “The boy isn’t there! Where can I turn now?”(BM)
31 Then they got Joseph’s robe,(BN) slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood.(BO) 32 They took the ornate robe(BP) back to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe.”
33 He recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! Some ferocious animal(BQ) has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces.”(BR)
34 Then Jacob tore his clothes,(BS) put on sackcloth(BT) and mourned for his son many days.(BU) 35 All his sons and daughters came to comfort him,(BV) but he refused to be comforted.(BW) “No,” he said, “I will continue to mourn until I join my son(BX) in the grave.(BY)” So his father wept for him.
36 Meanwhile, the Midianites[c](BZ) sold Joseph(CA) in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.(CB)
Footnotes
- Genesis 37:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain; also in verses 23 and 32.
- Genesis 37:28 That is, about 8 ounces or about 230 grams
- Genesis 37:36 Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac (see also verse 28); Masoretic Text Medanites
1 Mosebok 37
Svenska 1917
1 Mosebok 37
Svenska 1917
37 Men Jakob bosatte sig i det land där hans fader hade bott såsom främling, nämligen i Kanaans land.
2 Detta är berättelsen om Jakobs släkt. När Josef var sjutton år gammal, gick han, jämte sina bröder, i vall med fåren; han följde då såsom yngling med Bilhas och Silpas, sin faders hustrurs, söner. Och Josef bar fram till deras fader vad ont som sades om dem.
3 Men Israel hade Josef kärare än alla sina andra söner, eftersom han hade fött honom på sin ålderdom; och han lät göra åt honom en fotsid livklädnad.
4 Då nu hans bröder sågo att deras fader hade honom kärare än alla hans bröder, blevo de hätska mot honom och kunde icke tala vänligt till honom.
5 Därtill hade Josef en gång en dröm, som han omtalade för sina bröder; sedan hatade de honom ännu mer.
6 Han sade nämligen till dem: »Hören vilken dröm jag har haft.
7 Jag tyckte att vi bundo kärvar på fältet; och se, min kärve reste sig upp och blev stående, och edra kärvar ställde sig runt omkring och bugade sig för min kärve.»
8 Då sade hans bröder till honom: »Skulle du bliva vår konung, och skulle du råda över oss?» Och de hatade honom ännu mer för hans drömmars skull och för vad han hade sagt.
9 Sedan hade han ännu en annan dröm som han förtäljde för sina bröder; han sade: »Hören, jag har haft ännu en dröm. Jag tyckte att solen och månen och elva stjärnor bugade sig för mig.»
10 När han förtäljde detta för sin fader och sina bröder, bannade hans fader honom och sade till honom: »Vad är detta för en dröm som du har haft? Skulle då jag och din moder och dina bröder komma och buga oss ned till jorden för dig?»
11 Och hans bröder avundades honom; men hans fader bevarade detta i sitt minne.
12 Då nu en gång hans bröder hade gått bort för att vakta sin faders får i Sikem,
13 sade Israel till Josef: »Se, dina bröder vakta fåren i Sikem; gör dig redo, jag vill sända dig till dem.» Han svarade honom: »Jag är redo.»
14 Då sade han till honom: »Gå och se efter, om det står väl till med dina bröder, och om det står väl till med fåren, och kom tillbaka till mig med svar.» Så sände han honom åstad från Hebrons dal, och han kom till Sikem.
15 Där mötte han en man, medan han gick omkring villrådig på fältet; och mannen frågade honom: »Vad söker du?»
16 Han svarade: »Jag söker efter mina bröder; säg mig var de vakta sin hjord.»
17 Mannen svarade: »De hava brutit upp härifrån; ty jag hörde dem säga: 'Låt oss gå till Dotain.'» Då gick Josef vidare efter sina bröder och fann dem i Dotan.
18 När de nu på avstånd fingo se honom, innan han ännu hade hunnit fram till dem, lade de råd om att döda honom.
19 De sade till varandra: »Se, där kommer drömmaren.
20 Upp, låt oss dräpa honom och kasta honom i en brunn; sedan kunna vi säga att ett vilddjur har ätit upp honom. Så få vi se huru det går med hans drömmar.»
21 Men när Ruben hörde detta, ville han rädda honom undan deras händer och sade: »Låt oss icke slå ihjäl honom.»
22 Ytterligare sade Ruben till dem: »Utgjuten icke blod; kasten honom i brunnen här i öknen, men bären icke hand på honom.» Han ville nämligen rädda honom undan deras händer och föra honom tillbaka till hans fader.
23 Då nu Josef kom fram till sina bröder, togo de av honom hans livklädnad, den fotsida klädnaden som han hade på sig,
24 och grepo honom och kastade honom i brunnen; men brunnen var tom, intet vatten fanns däri.
25 Därefter satte de sig ned för att äta. När de då lyfte upp sina ögon, fingo de se ett tåg av ismaeliter komma från Gilead, och deras kameler voro lastade med dragantgummi, balsam och ladanum; de voro på väg med detta ned till Egypten.
26 Då sade Juda till sina bröder: »Vad gagn hava vi därav att vi dräpa vår broder och dölja hans blod?»
27 Nej, låt oss sälja honom till ismaeliterna; må vår hand icke komma vid honom, ty han är ju vår broder, vårt eget kött.» Och hans bröder lydde honom.
28 Då nu midjanitiska köpmän kommo där förbi, drogo de upp Josef ur brunnen; och de sålde Josef för tjugu siklar silver till ismaeliterna. Dessa förde så Josef till Egypten.
29 När sedan Ruben kom tillbaka till brunnen, se, då fanns Josef icke i brunnen. Då rev han sönder sina kläder
30 och vände tillbaka till sina bröder och sade: »Gossen är icke där, vart skall jag nu taga vägen?»
31 Men de togo Josefs livklädnad och slaktade en bock och doppade klädnaden i blodet;
32 därefter sände de den fotsida livklädnaden hem till sin fader och läto säga: »Denna har vi funnit; se efter, om det är din sons livklädnad eller icke.»
33 Och han kände igen den och sade: »Det är min sons livklädnad; ett vilddjur har ätit upp honom, förvisso är Josef ihjälriven.»
34 Och Jakob rev sönder sina kläder och svepte säcktyg om sina länder och sörjde sin son i lång tid.
35 Och alla hans söner och alla hans döttrar kommo för att trösta honom; men han ville icke låta trösta sig, utan sade: »Jag skall med sorg fara ned i dödsriket till min son.» Så begrät hans fader honom.
36 Men medaniterna förde honom till Egypten och sålde honom till Potifar, som var hovman hos Farao och hövitsman för drabanterna.
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