Genesis 37:7

Beholde we were makynge sheues in the felde: and loo my shefe arose and stode vpright and youres stode rounde aboute and made obeysaunce to my shefe.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

6And he sayde vnto them heare I praye yow this dreame which I haue dreamed:

8Than sayde his brethren vnto him: what shalt thou be oure kynge or shalt thou reigne ouer us? And they hated hi yet the more because of his dreame and of his wordes.

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Cross References

Genesis 42:6And Ioseph was gouerner in the londe and solde corne to all the people of the londe. And his brethren came and fell flatt on the grounde before him.

Genesis 43:26When Ioseph came home they brought the present in to the house to him which they had in their handes ad fell flat on the grounde befor him.

Genesis 44:14And Iuda and his brethre came to Iosephs house for he was yet there ad they fell before him on the grounde.

Genesis 50:18And his brethern came ad fell before him and sayde: beholde we be thy servauntes.

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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