Genesis 37:5
One night, Joseph had a dream. The next day, he told his brothers about his dream, and they hated him even more.
Plain English Version
In The King James Version
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
In Context
6This is what Joseph told his brothers. He said, “Listen to this dream that I had.
Cross References
Genesis 28:12While Jacob was asleep, he had a dream. In that dream, he saw lots of steps going up from the earth, and those steps went all the way up into the sky. And Jacob saw lots of God’s angel messengers on those steps. Some of those angel messengers were going up the steps towards the sky, and some of them were going down the steps towards the earth.
Genesis 37:8Then Joseph’s brothers thought, “That dream that Joseph had, it shows that he wants to be boss over us.” So they said to him, “Do you think that you are going to be a big boss over us? Do you think that you are going to tell us what to do? No way.” Joseph’s brothers were really angry about Joseph’s dream, and they were angry about those things that he said to them. So then they hated him even more.
Genesis 41:12 years later, Pharaoh, the big boss of Egypt, he had a dream. In his dream, he stood next to the Nile River,
Genesis 49:23Joseph’s enemies hated him, they attacked him and made trouble for 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 →