Genesis 37
1. And Jacob dwelt * in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. And Joseph dreamed * a dream,and he told * it his brethren: and they hated * him yet the more * .
6. And he said * unto them, Hear * , I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed * :
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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?
11. And his brethren envied * him; but his father observed * the saying.
12. And his brethren went * to feed * their father's flock in Shechem.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. And a certain man found him * , and, behold, he was wandering * in the field:and the man asked him * , saying * , What seekest * thou?
16. And he said * , I seek * my brethren: tell * me, I pray thee, where they feed * their flocks.
17. 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.
18. And when they saw * him afar off, even before he came near * unto them, they conspired * against him to slay * him.
19. And they said * one to another,Behold, this dreamer cometh * .
20. 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.
21. And Reuben heard * it, and he delivered * him out of their hands; and said * , Let us not kill * him.
22. 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 * .
23. 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;
24. And they took * him, and cast * him into a pit: and the pit was empty,there was no water in it.
25. 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.
26. And Judah said * unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay * our brother, and conceal * his blood?
27. 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 * .
28. 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.
29. And Reuben returned * unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit;and he rent * his clothes.
30. And he returned * unto his brethren, and said * , The child is not; and I, whither shall I go * ?
31. And they took * Joseph's coat,and killed * a kid of the goats, and dipped * the coat in the blood;
32. 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.
33. 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 * .
34. And Jacob rent * his clothes,and put * sackcloth upon his loins,and mourned * for his son many days.
35. 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.
36. And the Midianites sold * him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.
