Genesis 37:11
And his brothers are zealous against him, and his father has watched the matter.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
In Context
12And his brothers go to feed the flock of their father in Shechem,
Cross References
Genesis 26:14and he has possession of a flock, and possession of a herd, and an abundant service; and the Philistines envy him,
1 Samuel 18:8And it is exceedingly displeasing to Saul, and this thing is evil in his eyes, and he says, “They have given myriads to David, and they have given the thousands to me, and what more [is there] for him but the kingdom?”
Ecclesiastes 4:4And I have seen all the labor, and all the benefit of the work, because for it a man is the envy of his neighbor. Even this [is] vanity and distress of spirit.
Isaiah 26:11O YHWH, Your hand [is] high—they do not see, || They see the zeal of the people, and are ashamed, || Also, the fire consumes Your adversaries.
Matthew 27:18For he had known that they had delivered Him up because of envy.
Luke 2:19and Mary was preserving all these things, 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 →