Genesis 37:2

אֵלֶּה ׀ תֹּלְדוֹת יַעֲקֹב יוֹסֵף בֶּן ־ שְׁבַֽע ־ עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה הָיָה רֹעֶה אֶת ־ אֶחָיו בַּצֹּאן וְהוּא נַעַר אֶת ־ בְּנֵי בִלְהָה וְאֶת ־ בְּנֵי זִלְפָּה נְשֵׁי אָבִיו וַיָּבֵא יוֹסֵף אֶת ־ דִּבָּתָם רָעָה אֶל ־ אֲבִיהֶֽם ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1וַיֵּשֶׁב יַעֲקֹב בְּאֶרֶץ מְגוּרֵי אָבִיו בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָֽעַן ׃

3וְיִשְׂרָאֵל אָהַב אֶת ־ יוֹסֵף מִכָּל ־ בָּנָיו כִּֽי ־ בֶן ־ זְקֻנִים הוּא לוֹ וְעָשָׂה לוֹ כְּתֹנֶת פַּסִּֽים ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 2:4אֵלֶּה תוֹלְדוֹת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ בְּהִבָּֽרְאָם בְּיוֹם עֲשׂוֹת יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶרֶץ וְשָׁמָֽיִם ׃

Genesis 6:9אֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדֹת נֹחַ נֹחַ אִישׁ צַדִּיק תָּמִים הָיָה בְּדֹֽרֹתָיו אֶת ־ הָֽאֱלֹהִים הִֽתְהַלֶּךְ ־ נֹֽחַ ׃

Genesis 30:4וַתִּתֶּן ־ לוֹ אֶת ־ בִּלְהָה שִׁפְחָתָהּ לְאִשָּׁה וַיָּבֹא אֵלֶיהָ יַעֲקֹֽב ׃

Genesis 35:22וַיְהִי בִּשְׁכֹּן יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאָרֶץ הַהִוא וַיֵּלֶךְ רְאוּבֵן וַיִּשְׁכַּב אֶת ־ בִּלְהָה פִּילֶגֶשׁ אָבִיו וַיִּשְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵֽל פ וַיִּֽהְיוּ בְנֵֽי ־ יַעֲקֹב שְׁנֵים עָשָֽׂר ׃

Genesis 42:8וַיַּכֵּר יוֹסֵף אֶת ־ אֶחָיו וְהֵם לֹא הִכִּרֻֽהוּ ׃

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 →

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