Study it in the app“These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was shepherding the flock with his brothers; he was a young man with the sons of Bilhah and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives. And Joseph brought bad reports about them to their father.”
Theseאֵלֶּהare the generationsתֹּלְדוֹתof Jacob.יַעֲקֹבJoseph,יוֹסֵףbeing seventeenבֶּן שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵהyears old,שָׁנָהwasהָיָהshepherdingרֹעֶהthe flockבַּצֹּאןwith his brothers;אֶת אֶחָיוheוְהוּאwas a young manנַעַרwith the sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof Bilhahבִלְהָהand with the sonsוְאֶת בְּנֵיof Zilpah,זִלְפָּהhis father’sאָבִיוwives.נְשֵׁיAnd Josephוַ יוֹסֵףbroughtיָּבֵאbadרָעָהreportsאֶת דִּבָּתָabout themםto their father.אֶל אֲבִיהֶם
generations
What comes from someone: his descendants and their history. "These are the generations of..." is the phrase with which Genesis opens each of its sections.
Where else “toldot” appearsJacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appearsJoseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appearsyears old
To give someone's age, how long they have lived.
Where else “ben” appearsseven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appears-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “esre” appearsyear
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shana” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appearsgraze
To tend a flock, or eat grass.
Where else “roe” appearsflock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appearsbrother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “echay” appearsboy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “naar” appearsBilhah
Bilhah, Rachel's slave, given to Jacob; mother of Dan and Naphtali. Also a place.
Where else “vilha” appearsZilpah
Zilpah, Leah's slave, given to Jacob; mother of Gad and Asher.
Where else “zilpa” appearsfather
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appearswife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “neshe” appearsbring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yave” appearsevil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appearsbad report
Bad report about someone; slander, gossip.
Where else “dibata” appears1Jacob dwelt in the land where his father had resided as an alien, in the land of Canaan.
2 · This verse (above)
3Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a long robe.
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?
