Genesis 37:11
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
In Context
12And his brethren went to feed the sheep of their father to Sychem.
Cross References
Genesis 26:14And he had cattle of sheep, and cattle of oxen, and many tilled lands, and the Phylistines envied him.
1 Samuel 18:8And it seemed evil in the eyes of Saul concerning this matter, and he said, To David they have given ten thousands, and to me they have given thousands. + 18:8 From this point to the end of v 11. is read from Alex. And what more can he have but the kingdom?
Ecclesiastes 4:4And I saw all labor, and all the diligent work, that this is a man's envy from his neighbor. This is also vanity and waywardness of spirit.
Isaiah 26:11O Lord, your arm is exalted, yet they knew it not: but when they know they shall be ashamed: jealousy shall seize upon an untaught nation, and now fire shall devour the adversaries.
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 →