Genesis 37:8

His brothers said to him, ‘Do you think you will be king over us? And rule us?’ So they hated him still more because of his dreams and his words.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

7for as we were binding sheaves in the field, my sheaf rose up and remained standing, while your sheaves came round and bowed down to my sheaf.’

9Then he had another dream and told it to his brothers, saying, ‘I have had another dream, and it seemed to me that the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.’

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Cross References

Genesis 49:26with blessings of your father, with blessings of the everlasting mountains, with the gifts of the ancient hills! They will be on the head of Joseph, on the head of the consecrated among his brothers.

Psalms 118:22The stone which the builders despised is become the head-stone of the corner.

Luke 20:17But Jesus looked at them and said, ‘What then is the meaning of this passage? – “The stone which the builders despised has now itself become the cornerstone.”

Acts 7:35This same Moses, whom they had disowned with the words – “Who made you a ruler and a judge?” was the man whom God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer, under the guidance of the angel that had appeared to him in the bush.

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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