Genesis 37:2
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought the evil report of them unto their father.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
1And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan.
Cross References
Genesis 2:4These are the generations of the heaven and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made earth and heaven.
Genesis 6:9These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, and perfect in his generations: Noah walked with God.
Genesis 30:4And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
Genesis 35:22And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
Genesis 42:8And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
John 7:7The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are evil.
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 →