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Genesis 35-42 (Translated) (view source)
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|And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
|And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
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|[[Jacob]] continued to live in the country that his father had been a foreigner in, in the land of [[Canaan (land)|Canaan]].
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|These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
|These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
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|These are the genealogical annals of Jacob: [[Joseph]] was seventeen years of age, and was grazing the sheep together with his brothers. The young man was with the sons of [[Bilhah]] and the sons of [[Zilpah]], his father's (common-law) wives. Joseph had a habit of bearing evil tales about them to his father.
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|Merely because [[God]] works wonders in a person's life, does not mean that that person was always a shining example. Joseph starts out bad, as a classic tattler.
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|Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
|Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
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|[[Jacob|Israel]] loved Joseph more than he did his other children, because he was the son of his old age. He even made for him a distinctive tunic.
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|Exactly what was distinctive about the tunic is never stated, because ''how'' it was distinctive, is less important than ''that'' it was distinctive. That it consisted of a multicolored pattern is only an assumption. Other commentators have said that the tunic had sleeves in it.
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|And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
|And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
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|His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers. They hated him for that, and could not speak peaceably to him.
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|And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
|And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
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|Joseph dreamed a dream, and told it to his brothers, and they only added to their hatred of him.
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|And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
|And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
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|He told them, "Please listen to this dream that I have dreamed."
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|For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
|For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
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|"We were binding sheaves in the middle of the field. Then--I swear!--my sheaf rose up, and stood on its end, and--get this!--your sheaves surrounded mine and bowed themselves down to my sheaf!"
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|And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
|And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
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|His brothers said to him, "Are you telling us that you are going to reign over us? Are you saying that you're going to rule over us?" They added further to their hatred of him on account of his dreams and his words.
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|And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
|And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
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|He dreamed still another dream, and told it to his brothers. He said, "Get this! I dreamed another dream, and in it, the [[sun]] and the [[moon]] and eleven stars bowed themselves down to me!"
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|And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
|And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
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|He told it to his father, and his brothers. His father scolded him, and said to him, "What is this dream that you dreamed? Are you telling me that I, and your mother and brothers, will bow down to the ground before you?"
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|And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
|And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
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|His brothers were jealous of him, but his father thought long and hard about Joseph's words.
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|And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
|And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
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|His brothers were going to graze their father's livestock in [[Shechem]].
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|And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
|And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
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|Israel said to Joseph, "Aren't your brothers grazing the livestock in Shechem? Go, and I will send you to them." And Joseph said to him, "Behold me."
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|And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
|And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
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|And Jacob said to him, "Please go and see whether your brothers and the livestock are well, and bring me back word." So he sent him out of the valley of [[Hebron]], and he came to Shechem.
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|And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
|And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
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|A certain man found him wandering about in the field. The man asked him, "What are you looking for?"
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|And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
|And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
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|And Joseph said, "I'm looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are grazing their livestock."
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|And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
|And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
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|The man said, "They have already left here. I heard them say that they were going to Dothan." So Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in Dothan.
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|And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
|And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
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|When they saw him coming from a distance, even before he came close to them, they plotted against him, to put him to death.
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|And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
|And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
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|They were saying to one another, "Oh, look, here comes the guy with the dreams!"
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|Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
|Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
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|"What say we kill him, and throw him into one of these dry wells? We can say that some evil animal devoured him. Then we'll see what becomes of those dreams of his!"
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|And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
|And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
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|[[Reuben]] heard it, and determined to rescue him from their hands. He said, "No, we shall not kill him."
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|And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
|And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
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|Reuben said, "You must not shed any blood. Fling him into this dry well here in the desert, but don't lay a hand on him." He intended to rescue Joseph from their hands and bring him back to his father.
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|And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;
|And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;
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|So what happened, when Joseph had come to his brothers, was this: First they stripped off Joseph his tunic, the special tunic that he was wearing.
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|And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
|And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
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|Then they seized him and flung him into a dry well. This well was empty and had no [[water]] in it.
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|And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
|And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
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|They sat down to eat some bread, and when they lifted their eyes and looked, they saw a caravan of [[Ishmael]]ites coming from [[Gilead]], with camels carrying perfumes and balms and labdanum, going to carry this cargo down toward [[Egypt]].
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|And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
|And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
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|Then [[Judah]] said to his brothers, "What would we gain by killing our brother and covering up his blood?"
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|Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
|Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
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|"Come, let's sell him to the Ishmaelites, and not lay a hand on him. He is our brother and our flesh." His brothers listened to this plan.
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|Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
|Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
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|Then the [[Midian]]ite merchantmen came passing by, and they drew and brought up Joseph from the dry well, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty [[silver]] pieces. The Ishmaelites brought Joseph into [[Egypt]].
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|And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
|And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
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|Reuben returned to the dry well, and was shocked to see that Joseph was not in the dry well. So he tore his clothes.
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|This is the first recorded instance of clothes-rending as a gesture of deep sorrow--or anger.
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|And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
|And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
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|He returned to his brothers, and said, "The boy is not there! Where shall I go?"
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|And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
|And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
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|Then they took Joseph's tunic, and killed a [[goat]] kid, and dipped the tunic in the blood,
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|And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no.
|And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no.
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|And sent the distinctive tunic, and brought it to their father, and said, "We found this. Please identify it as to whether it's your son's tunic or not."
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|And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
|And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
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|He recognized it, and said, "It is my son's tunic; an evil animal must have devoured him. Joseph must have been torn to pieces."
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|And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
|And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
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|Jacob tore his clothes, and put on sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his sons for many days.
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|This is the second instance in the [[Bible]] of clothes-rending.
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|And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
|And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
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|All his sons and all his daughters rose up to console him, but he refused to be consoled, and said, "I will go down into the Unseen Place, mourning for my son." Thus his father lamented him.
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|The [[Hebrew]] word is '''שאל''' (''shal''), commonly written as "Sheol" in English.
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|And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.
|And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.
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|The Midianites, meanwhile, sold Joseph into [[Egypt]], to [[Potiphar]], a eunuch of [[Pharaoh]], who served him as chief executioner.
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==Chapter 38==
==Chapter 38==