Genesis 37:5
Joseph dreamt a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him all the more.
World English Bible British
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
6He said to them, “Please hear this dream which I have dreamt:
Cross References
Genesis 28:12He dreamt and saw a stairway set upon the earth, and its top reached to heaven. Behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
Genesis 37:8His brothers asked him, “Will you indeed reign over us? Will you indeed have dominion over us?” They hated him all the more for his dreams and for his words.
Genesis 41:1At the end of two full years, Pharaoh dreamt, and behold, he stood by the river.
Genesis 49:23The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecuted him:
Judges 7:13When Gideon had come, behold, there was a man telling a dream to his fellow. He said, “Behold, I dreamt a dream; and behold, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, came to the tent, and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat.”
Psalms 25:14The friendship of the LORD is with those who fear him. He will show them his covenant.
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 →