Genesis 37:10

He told it to his father and to his brothers. His father rebuked him, and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Will I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves down to you to the earth?”

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WEBBE

He told it to his father and to his brothers. His father rebuked him, and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamt? Will I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves down to the earth before you?”

BSB

He told his father and brothers, but his father rebuked him and said, “What is this dream that you have had? Will your mother and brothers and I actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”

KJV

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?

ASV

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?

BBE

And he gave word of it to his father and his brothers; but his father protesting said, What sort of a dream is this? am I and your mother and your brothers to go down on our faces to the earth before you?

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וַיְסַפֵּר vay·sa·per and he recounted [it] H5608 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 אָבִיו 'a·viv father his H1 וְאֶל־ ve·'el- and to H413 אֶחָיו 'e·chav brothers his H251 וַיִּגְעַר־ vai·yig·'ar- and he rebuked H1605 בּוֹ bo (in) (the) him H9033 אָבִיו 'a·viv father his H1 וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 לוֹ lo to (the) him H9033 מָה mah what H4100 הַחֲלוֹם ha·cha·lom [is] the dream H2472 הַזֶּה ha·zeh (the) this H2088 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 חָלָמְתָּ cha·la·me·ta you have dreamed H2492 הֲבוֹא ha·vo' ¿ really (come) H935 נָבוֹא na·vo' will we come H935 אֲנִי 'a·ni I H589 וְאִמְּךָ ve·'i·me·kha and mother your H517 וְאַחֶיךָ ve·'a·chei·kha and brothers your H251 לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹת le·hish·ta·cha·vot to bow down H7812 לְךָ le·kha to (the) you H9031 אָרְצָה 'a·re·tzah [the] ground towards H776

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 5–11

God gave Joseph betimes the prospect of his advancement, to support and comfort him under his long and grievous troubles. Observe, Joseph dreamed of his preferment, but he did not dream of his imprisonment. Thus many young people, when setting out in the world, think of nothing but prosperity and pleasure, and never dream of trouble. His brethren rightly interpreted the dream, though they abhorred the interpretation of it. While they committed crimes in order to defeat it, they were themselves the instruments of accomplishing it. Thus the Jews understood what Christ said of his kingdom. Determined that he should not reign over them, they consulted to put him to death; and by his crucifixion, made way for the exaltation they designed to prevent.

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