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Genesis 37

Gen. 37:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And Joseph
Yowceph (Hebrew #3130)
let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
KJV usage: Joseph. Compare 3084.
Pronounce: yo-safe'
Origin: future of 3254
dreamed
chalam (Hebrew #2492)
properly, to bind firmly, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump; also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream
KJV usage: (cause to) dream(-er), be in good liking, recover.
Pronounce: khaw-lam'
Origin: a primitive root
a dream
chalowm (Hebrew #2472)
from 2492; a dream
KJV usage: dream(-er).
Pronounce: khal-ome'
Origin: or (shortened) chalom {khal-ome'}
, and he told
nagad (Hebrew #5046)
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise
KJV usage: bewray, X certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, X fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, X surely, tell, utter.
Pronounce: naw-gad'
Origin: a primitive root
it his brethren
'ach (Hebrew #251)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1))
KJV usage: another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with "Ah-" or "Ahi-".
Pronounce: awkh
Origin: a primitive word
: and they hated
sane' (Hebrew #8130)
to hate (personally)
KJV usage: enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, X utterly.
Pronounce: saw-nay'
Origin: a primitive root
him yet the more
yacaph (Hebrew #3254)
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
KJV usage: add, X again, X any more, X cease, X come more, + conceive again, continue, exceed, X further, X gather together, get more, give more-over, X henceforth, increase (more and more), join, X longer (bring, do, make, much, put), X (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed (further), prolong, put, be (strong-) er, X yet, yield.
Pronounce: yaw-saf'
Origin: a primitive root
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Brethren,
Dreams,
Joseph

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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dreamed.
Gen. 37:9• 9And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamt another dream, and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me. (Gen. 37:9)
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Gen. 28:12• 12And he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to the heavens. And behold, angels of God ascended and descended upon it. (Gen. 28:12)
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Gen. 40:5• 5And they dreamed a dream, both of them in one night, each his dream, each according to the interpretation of his dream, the cup-bearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were imprisoned in the tower-house. (Gen. 40:5)
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Gen. 41:1• 1And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed, and behold, he stood by the river. (Gen. 41:1)
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Gen. 42:9• 9And Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamt of them; and he said to them, Ye are spies: to see the exposed places of the land ye are come. (Gen. 42:9)
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Num. 12:6• 6And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I Jehovah will make myself known to him in a vision, I will speak to him in a dream. (Num. 12:6)
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Judg. 7:13‑14• 13And Gideon came, and behold, a man was telling a dream to his fellow; and he said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and lo, a cake of barley-bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came to the tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it; and the tent lay along.
 14And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, the man of Israel: God hath given into his hand Midian and all the host. (Judg. 7:13‑14)
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1 Kings 3:5• 5In Gibeon Jehovah appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. (1 Kings 3:5)
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Psa. 25:14• 14The secret of Jehovah is with them that fear him, that he may make known his covenant to them. (Psa. 25:14)
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Dan. 2:1• 1And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him. (Dan. 2:1)
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Dan. 4:5• 5I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me. (Dan. 4:5)
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Joel 2:28• 28And it shall come to pass afterwards that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. (Joel 2:28)
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Amos 3:7• 7But the Lord Jehovah will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. (Amos 3:7)
and they.
Gen. 37:4,8• 4And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, and they hated him, and could not greet him with friendliness.
 8And his brethren said to him, Wilt thou indeed be a king over us? wilt thou indeed rule over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams and for his words. (Gen. 37:4,8)
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Gen. 49:23• 23The archers have provoked him, And shot at, and hated him; (Gen. 49:23)
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John 17:14• 14I have given them thy word, and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, as I am not of the world. (John 17:14)
• Joseph, as revealed in his dreams (faith alone could thus own it), is, in the counsels of God, heir of the glory and chief of all the family. (“Genesis 37-41” by J.N. Darby)
• He had been a witness against them of their evil, now he is a witness to them of his future glory. (“Loved and Hated” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Joseph dreamed a dream, and told it to his brethren, and they hated him yet the more.

W. Kelly Translation

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And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told [it] to his brethren; and they hated him yet more.