Genesis 37 — ENGLXXUP

37 Verse 1 And Jacob dwelt in the land where his father sojourned, in the land of Canaan. ^{Verse 2} And these are the generations of Jacob. And Joseph was seventeen years old, feeding the sheep of his father with his brethren, being young; with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, the wives of his father; and Joseph brought to Israel their father their evil reproach. ^{Verse 3} And Jacob loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was to him the son of old age; and he made for him a coat of many colors. ^{Verse 4} And his brethren having seen that his father loved him more than all his sons, hated him, and could not speak anything peaceable to him. ^{Verse 5} And Joseph dreamed a dream, and reported it to his brethren. ^{Verse 6} And he said to them, Hear this dream which I have dreamed. ^{Verse 7} I thought ye were binding sheaves in the middle of the field, and my sheaf stood up and was erected, and your sheaves turned round, and did obeisance to my sheaf. ^{Verse 8} And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us, or shalt thou indeed be lord over us? And they hated him still more for his dreams and for his words. ^{Verse 9} And he dreamed another dream, and related it to his father, and to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed another dream: as it were the sun, and the moon, and the eleven stars did me reverence. ^{Verse 10} And his father rebuked him, and said to him, What is this dream which thou hast dreamed? shall indeed both I and thy mother and thy brethren come and bow before thee to the earth? ^{Verse 11} And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying. ^{Verse 12} And his brethren went to feed the sheep of their father to Shechem. ^{Verse 13} And Israel said to Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed their flock in Shechem? Come, I will send thee to them; and he said to him, Behold, I am here. ^{Verse 14} And Israel said to him, Go and see if thy brethren and the sheep are well, and bring me word; and he sent him out of the Valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. ^{Verse 15} And a man found him wandering in the field; and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? ^{Verse 16} And he said, I am seeking my brethren; tell me where they feed their flocks. ^{Verse 17} And the man said to him, They have departed hence, for I heard them saying, Let us go to Dothan; and Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. ^{Verse 18} And they spied him from a distance before he drew nigh to them, and they wickedly took counsel to slay him. ^{Verse 19} And each said to his brother, Behold, that dreamer comes. ^{Verse 20} Now then come, let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits; and we will say, An evil wild beast has devoured him; and we shall see what his dreams will be. ^{Verse 21} And Reuben having heard it, rescued him out of their hands, and said, Let us not kill him. ^{Verse 22} And Reuben said to them, Shed not blood; cast him into one of these pits in the wilderness, but do not lay your hand upon him; that he might rescue him out of their hands, and restore him to his father. ^{Verse 23} And it came to pass, when Joseph came to his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his many-colored coat that was upon him. ^{Verse 24} And they took him and cast him into the pit; and the pit was empty, it had not water. ^{Verse 25} And they sat down to eat bread; and having lifted up their eyes they beheld, and lo, Ishmaelitish travelers came from Gilead, and their camels were heavily loaded with spices, and resin, and myrrh; and they went to bring them to Egypt. ^{Verse 26} And Judah said to his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? ^{Verse 27} Come, let us sell him to these Ishmaelites, but let not our hands be upon him, because he is our brother and our flesh; and his brethren hearkened. ^{Verse 28} And the men, the merchants of Midian, went by, and they drew and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of gold; and they brought Joseph down into Egypt. ^{Verse 29} And Reuben returned to the pit, and sees not Joseph in the pit; and he rent his garments. ^{Verse 30} And he returned to his brethren and said, The boy is not; and I, whither am I yet to go? ^{Verse 31} And having taken the coat of Joseph, they slew a kid of the goats, and stained the coat with the blood. ^{Verse 32} And they sent the coat of many colors; and they brought it to their father, and said, This have we found; know if it be thy son’s coat or no. ^{Verse 33} And he recognized it, and said, It is my son’s coat, an evil wild beast has devoured him; a wild beast has carried off Joseph. ^{Verse 34} And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins, and mourned for his son many days. ^{Verse 35} And all his sons and his daughters gathered themselves together, and came to comfort him; but he would not be comforted, saying, I will go down to my son mourning to Hades; and his father wept for him. ^{Verse 36} And the Midianites sold Joseph into Egypt; to Potiphar, the eunuch of Pharaoh, captain of the guard.