Genesis 37:2
These are the generations of Jakob. Joseph was a son of seventeen years; he kept the flock with his brothers; and he had been brought up with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpha, the wives of his father; and Joseph brought their evil report to his father.
Targum Onkelos
In The King James Version
In Context
1And Jakob dwelt in the land of the habitation of his father, in the land of Kenaan.
Cross References
Genesis 2:4These are the memorials of the heavens and the earth, when they were created in the day when the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.
Genesis 6:9These are the memorials of Noach. Noach was a man righteous and perfect in his generation; in the fear of the Lord walked Noach.
Genesis 30:4And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife; and Jakob went in unto her,
Genesis 35:22And it was while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, the concubine of his father. And Israel heard it. And the sons of Jakob were twelve.
Genesis 42:8And Joseph knew his brothers, but they did not know him.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 37:2-5
The History of Joseph. ( b. c. 1729.) 1 And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. 2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report. 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. 4… Read the whole commentary →