Genesis 37:11
and his brethren are zealous against him, and his father hath watched the matter.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
In Context
12And his brethren go to feed the flock of their father in Shechem,
Cross References
Genesis 26:14and he hath possession of a flock, and possession of a herd, and an abundant service; and the Philistines envy him,
1 Samuel 18:8And it is displeasing to Saul exceedingly, and this thing is evil in his eyes, and he saith, 'They have given to David myriads, and to me they have given the thousands, and more to him [is] only the kingdom;'
Ecclesiastes 4:4And I have seen all the labour, and all the benefit of the work, because for it a man is the envy of his neighbour. Even this [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.
Isaiah 26:11O Jehovah, high [is] Thy hand — they see not, They see the zeal of the people, and are ashamed, Also, the fire — Thine adversaries, consumeth them.
Matthew 27:18for he had known that because of envy they had delivered him up.
Luke 2:19and Mary was preserving all these things, pondering 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 →