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Josephיוֹסֵףdreamedוַיַּחֲלֹםa dreamחֲלוֹםand told itוַיַּגֵּדto his brothers,לְאֶחָיוand they hatedשְׂנֹאhimאֹתוֹeven more.וַיּוֹסִפוּ עוֹד
Genesis 37:5
Study it in the app“Joseph dreamed a dream and told it to his brothers, and they hated him even more.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 37:5, word by word
- Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
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” appears- dreamedיַּחֲלֹםyachalom
dream
To see images and scenes while asleep.
Where else “yachalom” appears- a dreamחֲלוֹםchalom
dream
Dream: what one sees while asleep. In the Bible, God sometimes speaks through dreams.
Where else “chalom” appears- and told itיַּגֵּדyaged
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yaged” appears- to his brothersאֶחָיechay
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “echay” appears- and they hatedשְׂנֹאseno
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “seno” appears- even moreיּוֹסִפוּyosifu
do again
To do again what had already been done.
Where else “yosifu” appears
The context
4His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him and could not speak to him in peace.
5 · This verse (above)
6He said to them, “Listen, please, to this dream that I have dreamed:
To study Genesis 37 in a group
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?