And Jacob
dwelt
in the land
wherein his father
was a stranger,
in the land
of Canaan.
These 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.
Balla
Βαλλας
ballas
Zelpha
Ζελφας
zelphas
blame
ψόγον
psogon
Now 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.
And when his brethren
saw
that their father
loved
him more than all his brethren,
they hated
him, and could
not speak
peaceably
unto him.
And Joseph
dreamed
a dream,
and he told
it his brethren:
and they hated
him yet the more.
And he said
unto them, Hear,
I pray you, this dream
which I have dreamed:
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.
handful
δράγματα
dragmata
plain
πεδίῳ
pediō
handful
δράγμα
dragma
set upright
ὠρθώθη
ōrthōthē
turn around
περιστραφέντα
peristraphenta
handful
δράγματα
dragmata
handful
δράγμα
dragma
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 words.
say
And 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.
say
And 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?
say
And his brethren
envied
him; but his father
observed
the saying.
And his brethren
went
to feed
their father's
flock
in Shechem.
And 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.
And 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.
say
hollow
κοιλάδος
koilados
Chebrōn
Χεβρων
chebrōn
And a certain man
found him,
and, behold, he was wandering
in the field:
and the man
asked him,
saying,
What seekest
thou?
And he said,
I seek
my brethren:
tell
me, I pray thee, where
they feed
their flocks.
And 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.
say
Dōthaim
Δωθαϊμ
dōthaim
behind
κατόπισθεν
katopisthen
Dōthaim
Δωθαϊμ
dōthaim
And when they saw
him afar off,
even before he came near
unto them, they conspired
against him to slay
him.
And they said
one
to another,
Behold, this
dreamer
cometh.
Come
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.
pit
λάκκων
lakkōn
And Reuben
heard
it, and he delivered
him out of their hands;
and said,
Let us not kill
him.
And 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.
say
pit
λάκκον
lakkon
And 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;
And they took
him, and cast
him into a pit:
and the pit
was empty,
there was no water
in it.
And 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.
wayfarer
ὁδοιπόροι
hodoiporoi
Ismaēlitēs
Ισμαηλῖται
ismaēlitai
Galaad
Γαλααδ
galaad
pine resin
ῥητίνης
rhētinēs
myrrh oil
στακτῆς
staktēs
And Judah
said
unto his brethren,
What profit
is it if we slay
our brother,
and conceal
his blood?
Come,
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.
Ismaēlitēs
Ισμαηλίταις
ismaēlitais
Then 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.
Madiēnaios
Μαδιηναῖοι
madiēnaioi
pit
λάκκου
lakkou
Ismaēlitēs
Ισμαηλίταις
ismaēlitais
And Reuben
returned
unto the pit;
and, behold, Joseph
was not in the pit;
and he rent
his clothes.
And he returned
unto his brethren,
and said,
The child
is not; and I, whither
shall I go?
And they took
Joseph's
coat,
and killed
a kid
of the goats,
and dipped
the coat
in the blood;
And 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.
say
And he knew it,
and said,
It is my son's
coat;
an evil
beast
hath devoured
him; Joseph
is without doubt
rent in pieces.
And Jacob
rent
his clothes,
and put
sackcloth
upon his loins,
and mourned
for his son
many
days.
And 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.
And the Midianites
sold
him into Egypt
unto Potiphar,
an officer
of Pharaoh's,
and captain
of the guard.
