Genesis 37:11

Therfor hise britheren hadden enuye to hym. Forsothe the fadir bihelde pryuely the thing,

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In The King James Version

And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

In Context

10And whanne he hadde teld this sweuene to his fadir, and britheren, his fadir blamyde him, and seide, What wole this sweuene to it silf which thou hast seyn? Whether Y and thi modir, and thi britheren, schulen worschipe thee on erthe?

12and whanne his britheren dwelliden in Sichem, aboute flockis of the fadir `to be kept,

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Cross References

Genesis 26:14Also he hadde possessioun of scheep and grete beestis, and ful myche of meyne. For this thing Palestyns hadden enuye to hym,

Matthew 27:18For he wiste, that bi enuye thei bitraieden hym.

Luke 2:19But Marie kepte alle these wordis, berynge togider in hir herte.

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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