Genesis

Genesis 37:9–11

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 37:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thenעוֹד֙‘ō·wḏAdverbH5750 a going round, continuance
dreamוַיַּחֲלֹ֥םway·ya·ḥă·lōmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2492 be healthy, strong
and toldוַיְסַפֵּ֥רway·sap·pêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5608 count
it to his brothersלְאֶחָ֑יוlə·’e·ḥāwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH251 brother
Lookהִנֵּ֨הhin·nêhInterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
I had anotherע֔וֹד‘ō·wḏAdverbH5750 a going round, continuance
dreamחָלַ֤מְתִּֽיḥā·lam·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH2492 be healthy, strong
and this time the sunהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁhaš·še·mešArticle; Noun - common singularH8121 sun
and moonוְהַיָּרֵ֗חַwə·hay·yā·rê·aḥConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3394 moon
and elevenוְאַחַ֤דwə·’a·ḥaḏConjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular constructH259 one
starsכּֽוֹכָבִ֔יםkō·w·ḵā·ḇîmNoun - masculine pluralH3556 star
were bowing downמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖יםmiš·ta·ḥă·wîmVerb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine pluralH7812 bow down
to meלִֽי׃lîPreposition; first person common singular

Genesis 37:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He toldוַיְסַפֵּ֣רway·sap·pêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5608 count
his fatherאָבִיו֮’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
and brothersאֶחָיו֒’e·ḥāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH251 brother
but his fatherאָבִ֔יו’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
rebukedוַיִּגְעַר־way·yiḡ·‘ar-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1605 rebuke
himבּ֣וֹbōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Whatמָ֛הmāhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
is this dreamהַזֶּ֖הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
you have hadהַחֲל֥וֹםha·ḥă·lō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2472 dream
Will your motherוְאִמְּךָ֣wə·’im·mə·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH517 mother
and brothersוְאַחֶ֔יךָwə·’a·ḥe·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH251 brother
and Iאֲנִי֙’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
actuallyהֲב֣וֹאhă·ḇō·wVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH935 come in, come, go in, go
comeנָב֗וֹאnā·ḇō·wVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
and bow downלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֥תlə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wōṯPreposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive constructH7812 bow down
to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃’ā·rə·ṣāhNoun - feminine singular; third person feminine singularH776 earth, land
before youלְךָ֖lə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singular

Genesis 37:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And his brothersאֶחָ֑יו’e·ḥāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH251 brother
were jealousוַיְקַנְאוּ־way·qan·’ū-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7065 be jealous, zealous
of himב֖וֹḇōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
but his fatherוְאָבִ֖יוwə·’ā·ḇîwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
kept in mindשָׁמַ֥רšā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH8104 keep, watch, preserve
what he had saidהַדָּבָֽר׃had·dā·ḇārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1697 speech, word

Cross-references

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Genesis 37:9 Acts 7:9–14 · Genesis 46:29 · Genesis 37:7 · Daniel 8:10

Genesis 37:10 Genesis 27:29

Genesis 37:11 Acts 7:9 · Luke 2:51 · Luke 2:19 · Daniel 7:28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.