Genesis

Genesis 37:7–11

⁷We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.”

⁸“Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and his statements.

⁹Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”

¹⁰He told his father and brothers, but his father rebuked him and said, “What is this dream that you have had? Will your mother and brothers and I actually come and bow down to the ground before you?” ¹¹And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.

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Genesis 37:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We	אֲנַ֜חְנוּ	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
were binding	מְאַלְּמִ֤ים	mə·’al·lə·mîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H481 bind
sheaves of grain	אֲלֻמִּים֙	’ă·lum·mîm	Noun - feminine plural	H485 sheaf
in	בְּת֣וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
the field	הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
and suddenly	וְהִנֵּ֛ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
my sheaf	אֲלֻמָּתִ֖י	’ă·lum·mā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H485 sheaf
rose	קָ֥מָה	qā·māh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
and	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
stood upright	נִצָּ֑בָה	niṣ·ṣā·ḇāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5324 take one's stand, stand
while your sheaves	אֲלֻמֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם	’ă·lum·mō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H485 sheaf
gathered around	תְסֻבֶּ֙ינָה֙	ṯə·sub·be·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
and bowed down	וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖יןָ	wat·tiš·ta·ḥă·we·nā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H7812 bow down
to	לַאֲלֻמָּתִֽי׃	la·’ă·lum·mā·ṯî	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H485 sheaf

Genesis 37:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do you intend to reign	הֲמָלֹ֤ךְ	hă·mā·lōḵ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
over us	עָלֵ֔ינוּ	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height
his brothers	אֶחָ֔יו	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
asked	וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Will you actually rule	מָשׁ֥וֹל	mā·šō·wl	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H4910 rule, have dominion, reign
us	בָּ֑נוּ	bā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
So they hated	שְׂנֹ֣א	śə·nō	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8130 hate
him	אֹת֔וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
even more	וַיּוֹסִ֤פוּ	way·yō·w·si·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3254 add
because of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his dream	חֲלֹמֹתָ֖יו	ḥă·lō·mō·ṯāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2472 dream
and his statements	דְּבָרָֽיו׃	də·ḇā·rāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1697 speech, word

Genesis 37:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	עוֹד֙	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
dream	וַיַּחֲלֹ֥ם	way·ya·ḥă·lōm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2492 be healthy, strong
and told	וַיְסַפֵּ֥ר	way·sap·pêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5608 count
it to his brothers	לְאֶחָ֑יו	lə·’e·ḥāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
Look	הִנֵּ֨ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
he said	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I had another	ע֔וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
dream	חָלַ֤מְתִּֽי	ḥā·lam·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2492 be healthy, strong
and this time the sun	הַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ	haš·še·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
and moon	וְהַיָּרֵ֗חַ	wə·hay·yā·rê·aḥ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3394 moon
and eleven	וְאַחַ֤ד	wə·’a·ḥaḏ	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular construct	H259 one
stars	כּֽוֹכָבִ֔ים	kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3556 star
were bowing down	מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖ים	miš·ta·ḥă·wîm	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural	H7812 bow down
to me	לִֽי׃	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

Genesis 37:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He told	וַיְסַפֵּ֣ר	way·sap·pêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5608 count
his father	אָבִיו֮	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
and brothers	אֶחָיו֒	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
but his father	אָבִ֔יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
rebuked	וַיִּגְעַר־	way·yiḡ·‘ar-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1605 rebuke
him	בּ֣וֹ	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
and said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
What	מָ֛ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
is this dream	הַזֶּ֖ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you have had	הַחֲל֥וֹם	ha·ḥă·lō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2472 dream
Will your mother	וְאִמְּךָ֣	wə·’im·mə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H517 mother
and brothers	וְאַחֶ֔יךָ	wə·’a·ḥe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H251 brother
and I	אֲנִי֙	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
actually	הֲב֣וֹא	hă·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H935 come in, come, go in, go
come	נָב֗וֹא	nā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and bow down	לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֥ת	lə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wōṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct	H7812 bow down
to the ground	אָֽרְצָה׃	’ā·rə·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land
before you	לְךָ֖	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular

Genesis 37:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And his brothers	אֶחָ֑יו	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
were jealous	וַיְקַנְאוּ־	way·qan·’ū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7065 be jealous, zealous
of him	ב֖וֹ	ḇōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
but his father	וְאָבִ֖יו	wə·’ā·ḇîw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
kept in mind	שָׁמַ֥ר	šā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
what he had said	הַדָּבָֽר׃	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word