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Genesis 37:5–6

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37:5Joseph15 had a dream,16 and when he told his brothers about it,17 they hated him even more.1837:6He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:19

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  1. 15 Heb “and he”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 16 Heb “dreamed a dream.”
  3. 17 Some interpreters see Joseph as gloating over his brothers, but the text simply says he told his brothers about it (i.e., the dream). The text gives no warrant for interpreting his manner as arrogant or condescending. It seems normal that he would share a dream with the family.
  4. 18 The construction uses a hendiadys, “they added to hate,” meaning they hated him even more.
  5. 19 Heb “hear this dream which I dreamed.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers they hated him even more. He said to them, “Hear this dream that I have dreamed:

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more. He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then Joseph had a dream. When he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more. He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:

NLTNew Living Translation

One night Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him more than ever. “Listen to this dream,” he said.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers. And they hated him even more. And he said to them, “Listen now to this dream that I dreamed.

KJV 1900King James Version

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: