Study it in the app“Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the cisterns, and we will say, ‘A fierce animal devoured him.’ Then we will see what will become of his dreams.””
Come now,וְעַתָּה לְכוּlet us kill himוְנַהַרְגֵהוּand throw himוְנַשְׁלִכֵהוּinto oneבְּאַחַדof the cisterns,הַבֹּרוֹתand we will say,וְאָמַרְנוּ‘A fierceרָעָהanimalחַיָּהdevoured him.’אֲכָלָתְהוּThen we will seeוְנִרְאֶהwhatמַהwill becomeיִּהְיוּof his dreams.”חֲלֹמֹתָיו
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lechu” appearskill
Kill, slay.
Where else “naharge” appearsthrow
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “nashliche” appearsone
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achad” appearscistern
A hole dug to hold water.
Where else “borot” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarnu” appearsbad
Poor in quality, unpleasant to look at, or downcast.
Where else “raa” appearsbeast
Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.
Where else “chaya” appearsdevour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “achalat” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “nire” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “yihyu” appearsdream
Dream: what one sees while asleep. In the Bible, God sometimes speaks through dreams.
Where else “chalomotay” appears19They said to one another, “Look, here comes this dreamer!
20 · This verse (above)
21But Reuben heard it and delivered him from their hands, and said, “Let us not take his life.”
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?
