Study it in the app“He told it to his father and to his brothers, and his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall we indeed come, I and your mother and your brothers, to bow down before you to the ground?””
He told itוַיְסַפֵּרto his fatherאֶל אָבִיוand to his brothers,וְאֶל אֶחָיוand his fatherאָבִיוrebukedוַיִּגְעַרhimבּוֹand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Whatמָהis thisהַזֶּהdreamהַחֲלוֹםthatאֲשֶׁרyou have dreamed?חָלָמְתָּShall we indeed come,הֲבוֹא נָבוֹאIאֲנִיand your motherוְאִמְּךָand your brothers,וְאַחֶיךָto bow downלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺתbefore youלְךָto the ground?”אָרְצָה
recount
To relate, declare: the heavens proclaim the glory of El.
Where else “yesaper” appearsfather
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appearsbrother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “echay” appearsrebuke
Rebuke, scold sternly.
Where else “yigar” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsdream
Dream: what one sees while asleep. In the Bible, God sometimes speaks through dreams.
Where else “chalom” appearsdream
To see images and scenes while asleep.
Where else “chalamta” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vo” appearsmother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “im” appearsbow down
To bow to the ground before someone in respect.
Where else “hishtachavot” appearsground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “artsa” appears9He dreamed yet another dream and told it to his brothers, and said, “Look, I have dreamed another dream: look, the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down before me.”
10 · This verse (above)
11His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.
1. What it says
What did the brothers do to Joseph, and what did they tell Jacob (vv. 23-33)?
2. What it means
What reasons did the brothers have for hating Joseph (vv. 3-4, 8)?
3. How I live it
How do you handle envy when someone receives more attention than you?
