Genesis 37:11
Therefore, his brothers were envious of him. Yet truly, his father considered the matter silently.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
In Context
12And while his brothers were lodging at Shechem, pasturing their father’s flocks,
Cross References
Genesis 26:14Likewise, he had possessions of sheep and of herds, and a very large family. Because of this, the Palestinians envied him,
1 Samuel 18:8Then Saul became exceedingly angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes. And he said: “They have given David ten thousand, and to me they gave only one thousand. What is left for him, except the kingdom itself?”
Ecclesiastes 4:4Again, I was contemplating all the labors of men. And I took notice that their endeavors are open to the envy of their neighbor. And so, in this, too, there is emptiness and superfluous anxiety.
Isaiah 26:11Lord, let your hand be exalted, and let them not see it. May the envious people see and be confounded. And may fire devour your enemies.
Matthew 27:18For he knew that it was out of envy they had handed him over.
Luke 2:19But Mary kept all these words, pondering them 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 →