Genesis 37:11
Then were his brethren jealous of him, but his father, marked the word.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
In Context
12Now his brethren went their way,—to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
Cross References
Genesis 26:14So he came to have possessions of flocks and possessions of herds, and a large body of servants,—and the Philistines envied him.
1 Samuel 18:8Then was Saul exceeding angry, and this saying was offensive in his eyes, and he said,—They have ascribed, to David, ten thousands, but, to me, have they ascribed thousands,—What, more, then, can he have but, the kingdom?
Ecclesiastes 4:4Then saw, I, all the toil and all the skill of the work, that, for this, a man was envied of his neighbour,—even this, was vanity, and a feeding on wind.
Isaiah 26:11O Yahweh though thy hand be lifted up,—yet do they not see, Would they might see—and turn pale at a people’s zeal,—Surely, the fire of thine enemies, must consume them!
Matthew 27:18For he knew that, for envy, they had delivered him up.
Luke 2:19but, Mary, was closely observing, all, these things, putting them together in her heart.
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 →