Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him all the more.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him all the more.

  • KJV King James Version

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

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

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

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Cross-references (16)

Passages linked to Genesis 37:5 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Genesis 28:12 He dreamed and saw a stairway set upon the earth, and its top reached to heaven. Behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
  • Genesis 42:9 Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed about them, and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land.”
  • Daniel 4:5 I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
  • John 17:14 I have given them your word. The world hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
  • Genesis 37:4 His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn’t speak peaceably to him.
  • Numbers 12:6 He said, “Now hear my words. If there is a prophet among you, I, Yahweh, will make myself known to him in a vision. I will speak with him in a dream.
  • Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord Yahweh will do nothing, unless he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.
  • 1 Kings 3:5 In Gibeon, Yahweh appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask for what I should give you.”
  • Joel 2:28 “It will happen afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions.
  • Genesis 37:8 His brothers asked him, “Will you indeed reign over us? Will you indeed have dominion over us?” They hated him all the more for his dreams and for his words.
  • Genesis 40:5 They both dreamed a dream, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the cup bearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison.
  • Genesis 41:1 At the end of two full years, Pharaoh dreamed, and behold, he stood by the river.
  • Genesis 49:23 The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecuted him:
  • Judges 7:13-14 When Gideon had come, behold, there was a man telling a dream to his fellow. He said, “Behold, I dreamed a dream; and behold, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, came to the tent, and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat.” His fellow answered, “This is nothing other than the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel. God has delivered Midian into his hand, with all the army.”
  • Psalms 25:14 The friendship of Yahweh is with those who fear him. He will show them his covenant.
  • Daniel 2:1 In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him.

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Explain this verse (17 sources)

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain God revealed to him by a dream what should…

God revealed to him by a dream what should come to pass.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 37:5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain dream it is probable he did not understand, for…
Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain Here, I. Joseph relates the prophetical dreams he had,…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Though he was now very young, about seventeen years…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Gen 37:5. Joseph dreamed a dream — Which it…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain A dream. These dreams of Joseph were prophetical, and…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain THE DREAMS OF JOSEPH. (Gen. 37:5-36)
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 5. And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 5–11 (E). Joseph’s Dreams
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (5) Joseph dreamed a dream.—Though dreams as a rule…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And Joseph dreamed a dream (in which, though, as…
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain Joseph dreamed a dream
Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain The Dreams of Joseph
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told his brothers…
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 37:5-11 God confirmed his choice of this faithful son…

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