Genesis 37:7

for behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and behold, your sheaves came around, and bowed down to my sheaf.”

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WEBBE

for behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and behold, your sheaves came around, and bowed down to my sheaf.”

BSB

We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.”

KJV

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.

ASV

for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves came round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

BBE

We were in the field, getting the grain stems together, and my grain kept upright, and yours came round and went down on the earth before mine.

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וְהִנֵּה ve·hi·neh and there H2009 אֲנַחְנוּ 'a·nach·nu we H587 מְאַלְּמִים me·'a·le·mim [were] binding H481 אֲלֻמִּים 'a·lu·mim sheaves H485 בְּתוֹךְ be·tokh in [the] middle of H8432 הַשָּׂדֶה ha·sa·deh the field H7704 וְהִנֵּה ve·hi·neh and there H2009 קָמָה ka·mah it arose H6965 אֲלֻמָּתִי 'a·lu·ma·ti sheaf my H485 וְגַם־ ve·gam- and also H1571 נִצָּבָה ni·tza·vah it stood upright H5324 וְהִנֵּה ve·hi·neh and there H2009 תְסֻבֶּינָה te·su·bei·nah they gathered round H5437 אֲלֻמֹּתֵיכֶם 'a·lu·mo·tei·khem sheaves your H485 וַתִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶיןָ va·tish·ta·cha·vei·na and they bowed down H7812 לַאֲלֻמָּתִי la·'a·lu·ma·ti to sheaf my H485

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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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.