Genesis 37:11

And his brothers envied him, but his father kept the saying in mind.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

In Context

10And he told it to his father, and to his brothers. And his father rebuked him, and said to him, What is this dream that thou have dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brothers indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the ear

12And his brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

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Cross References

Genesis 26:14And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household. And the Philistines envied him.

1 Samuel 18:8And Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him, and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands, and what can he have more but the kingdom?

Ecclesiastes 4:4Then I saw all labor and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Isaiah 26:11LORD, thy hand is lifted up, yet they do not see. But they shall see [thy] zeal for the people, and be put to shame. Yea, fire shall devour thine adversaries.

Matthew 27:18For he knew that they delivered him up because of envy.

Luke 2:19But Mary kept all these proclamations, pondering in her heart.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 37:6-12

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… Read the whole commentary →

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