Study it in the app“Look, we were binding sheaves in the middle of the field, and look, my sheaf rose and also stood upright; and look, your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down before my sheaf.””
Look,וְהִנֵּהweאֲנַחְנוּwere bindingמְאַלְּמִיםsheavesאֲלֻמִּיםin the middleבְּתוֹךְof the field,הַשָּׂדֶהand look,וְהִנֵּהmy sheafאֲלֻמָּתִיroseקָמָהand alsoוְגַםstood upright;נִצָּבָהand look,וְהִנֵּהyour sheavesאֲלֻמֹּתֵיכֶםgathered around itתְסֻבֶּינָהand bowed downוַתִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶיןָbefore my sheaf.”לַאֲלֻמָּתִי
bind sheaves
To bind cut stalks into bundles, the sheaves.
Where else “mealmim” appearssheaf
Sheaf: a bundle of stalks of grain tied together.
Where else “alumim” appearsmidst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appearsfield
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sade” appearsrise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “kama” appearsstand
To remain upright in a place without moving.
Where else “nitsava” appearssurround
To enclose someone or something on every side.
Where else “tesubena” appearsbow down
To bow to the ground before someone in respect.
Where else “tishtachavena” appears6He said to them, “Listen, please, to this dream that I have dreamed:
7 · This verse (above)
8His brothers said to him, “Will you indeed reign over us? Or will you indeed rule over us?” So they hated him even more because of his dreams and because of his words.
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?
