Genesis 37:1–38:30
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Genesis 37:1–38:30 · Psalm 9 (MT: 9) · Proverbs 3:31–35 · Matthew 13:1–30
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1And Jacob dwelt in the land where his father sojourned, in the land of Chanaan.
1And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
2And these are the generations of Jacob. And Joseph was seventeen years old, feeding the sheep of his father with his brethren, being young; with the sons of Balla, and with the sons of Zelpha, the wives of his father; and Joseph brought to Israel their father their evil reproach.
2These 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.
3And Jacob loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was to him the son of old age; and he made for him a coat of many colours.
3Now 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.
4And his brethren having seen that his father loved him more than all his sons, hated him, and could not speak anything peaceable to him.
4And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
5And Joseph dreamed a dream, and reported it to his brethren.
5And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
6And he said to them, Hearthis dream which I have dreamed.
6And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
7I thought ye were binding sheaves in the middle of the field, andmy sheaf stood up and was erected, and your sheaves turned round , and did obeisance to my sheaf.
7For, 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.
8And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us, or shalt thou indeed be lord over us? And they hated him still more for his dreamsand for his words.
8And 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 words.
9And he dreamed another dream, and related it to his father, and to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed another dream: as it were the sun, and the moon, and the eleven stars did me reverence.
9And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
10And his fatherrebuked him, and said to him, What is this dream which thou hast dreamed? shall indeed both I and thy mother and thy brethren come and bow before thee to the earth?
10And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
11And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
11And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
12And his brethren went to feed the sheep of their father to Sychem.
12And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
13And Israel said to Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed their flock in Sychem? Come, I will send thee to them; and he said to him, Behold, I [am here].
13And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
14And Israel said to him, Go and see if thy brethrenand the sheep are well, and bring me word; and he sent him out of the valley of Chebron, and he came to Sychem.
14And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
15And a man found himwandering in the field; and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
15And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
16And he said, I am seeking my brethren; tell mewhere they feed [their flocks].
16And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
17And the man said to him, They have departed hence, for I heard them saying, Let us go to Dothaim; and Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothaim.
17And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
18And they spied him from a distance before he drew nigh to them, and they wickedly took counsel to slay him.
18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
19And each said to his brother, Behold, that dreamer comes.
19And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
20Now then come, let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits; and we will say, An evil wild beast has devoured him; and we shall see what his dreams will be.
20Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
21And Ruben having heard it, rescued him out of their hands, and said, Let us not kill him.
21And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
22And Ruben said to them, Shed not blood; cast him into one of these pits in the wilderness, but do not lay [your] hand upon him; that he might rescue him out of their hands, and restore him to his father .
22And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
23And it came to pass, when Joseph came to his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his many-coloured coatthat was upon him.
23And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;
24And they took himand cast him into the pit; and the pit was empty, it had not water .
24And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
25And they sat down to eat bread; and having lifted up their eyes they beheld, and lo, Ismaelitish travellers came from Galaad, and their camels were heavily loaded with spices, and resin, and myrrh; and they went to bring them to Egypt.
25And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
26And Judas said to his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
26And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
27Come, let us sell him to these Ismaelites, but let not our hands be upon him, because he is our brother and our flesh; and his brethren hearkened.
27Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
28And the men, the merchants of Madian, went by, and they drew and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ismaelites for twenty pieces of gold; and they brought Joseph down into Egypt.
28Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
29And Ruben returned to the pit, and sees not Joseph in the pit; and he rent his garments.
29And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
30And he returned to his brethrenand said, The boy is not; and I, whither am I yet to go?
30And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
31And having taken the coat of Joseph, they slew a kid of the goats, and stained the coat with the blood.
31And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
32And they sent the coat of many colours; and they brought it to their father, and said, This have we found; know if it be thy son's coat or no.
32And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son’s coat or no.
33And he recognised it, and said, It is my son's coat, an evil wild beast has devoured him; a wild beast has carried off Joseph .
33And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
34And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
34And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
35And all his sons and his daughters gathered themselves together, and came to comfort him; but he would not be comforted, saying, I will go down to my son mourning to Hades; and his father wept for him.
35And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
36And the Madianites sold Joseph into Egypt; to Petephres, the eunuch of Pharao, captain of the guard.
36And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.
1And it came to pass at that timethat Judas went down from his brethren, and came as far as to a certain man of Odollam, whose name was Iras.
1And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
2And Judas saw there the daughter of a Chananitish man, whose name was Sava; and he took her, and went in to her.
2And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.
3And she conceivedand bore a son, and called his name, Er.
3And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.
4And she conceived and bore a son again; and called his name, Aunan.
4And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.
5And she again bore a son; and called his name, Selom: and she was in Chasbi when she bore them.
5And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
6And Judas took a wife for Er his first-born, whose name was Thamar.
6And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
7And Er, the first-born of Judas, was wicked before the Lord; and God killed him.
7And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.
8And Judas said to Aunan, Go in to thy brother's wife, and marry her as her brother-in-law, and raise up seed to thy brother.
8And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
9And Aunan, knowing that the seed should not be his—it came to passwhen he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled [it] upon the ground, so that he should not give seed to his brother's wife.
9And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.
10And his doing this appeared evil before God; and he slew him also.
10And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.
11And Judas said to Thamar, his daughter -in -law, Sit thou a widow in the house of thy father-in-law, until Selom my son be grown; for he said, Lest he also die as his brethren; and Thamar departed, and sat in the house of her father.
11Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.
12And the days were fulfilled, and Sava the wife of Judas died; and Judas, being comforted, went to them that sheared his sheep, himself and Iras his shepherd the Odollamite, to Thamna.
12And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah’s wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
13And it was told Thamar his daughter-in-law, saying, Behold, thy father -in -law goeth up to Thamna, to shear his sheep.
13And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
14And having taken off the garments of her widowhood from her, she put on a veil, and ornamented her face, and sat by the gates of Ænan, which is in the way to Thamna, for she saw that Selom was grown; but he gave her not to him for a wife.
14And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
15And when Judas saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she covered her face, and he knew her not.
15When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.
16And he went out of his way to her , and saidto her, Let me come in to thee; for he knew not that she was his daughter -in -law; and she said, What wilt thou give me if thou shouldest come in to me?
16And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?
17And he said, I will send thee a kid of the goats from my flock; and she said, [Well], if thou wilt give me an earnest, until thou send it.
17And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?
18And he said, What is the earnest that I shall give thee? and she said, Thy ring, and thy bracelet, and the staff in thy hand; and he gave them to her, and went in to her, and she conceived by him.
18And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
19And she aroseand departed, and took her veil from off her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
19And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
20And Judas sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his shepherd the Odollamite, to receive the pledge from the woman; and he found her not.
20And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not.
21And he asked the men of the place, Where is the harlot who was in Ænan by the way -side? and they said, There was no harlot here.
21Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place.
22And he returned to Judas, and said, I have not found her; and the men of the place say, There is no harlot here.
22And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place.
23And Judas said, Let her have them, but let us not be ridiculed; I sent this kid, but thou hast not found her.
23And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
24And it came to pass after three months , that it was told Judas, saying, Thamar thy daughter -in -law has grievously played the harlot, and beholdshe is with child by whoredom; and Judas said, Bring her out, and let her be burnt.
24And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
25And as they were bringing her, she sent to her father -in -law, saying, I am with child by the manwhose these things are; and she said, See whose is this ring and bracelet and staff.
25When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.
26And Judas knew [them], and said, Thamar is cleared rather than I, forasmuch as I gave her not to Selom my son: and he knew her not again .
26And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
27And it came to pass when she was in labour, that she also had twins in her womb.
27And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.
28And it came to pass as she was bringing forth, one thrust forth his hand, and the midwife having taken hold of it, bound upon his hand a scarlet [thread], saying, This one shall come out first.
28And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.
29And when he drew back his hand, then immediately came forth his brother; and she said, Why has the barrier been cut through because of thee? and she called his name, Phares.
29And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.
30And after this came forth his brother, on whose hand was the scarlet thread; and she called his name, Zara.
30And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.