Genesis 37:9

He dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brothers, and said, “Behold, I have dreamed yet another dream: and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.”

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WEBBE

He dreamt yet another dream, and told it to his brothers, and said, “Behold, I have dreamt yet another dream: and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.”

BSB

Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”

KJV

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.

ASV

And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed yet a dream; and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars made obeisance to me.

BBE

Then he had another dream, and gave his brothers an account of it, saying, I have had another dream: the sun and the moon and eleven stars gave honour to me.

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וַיַּחֲלֹם vai·ya·cha·lom and he dreamed H2492 עוֹד 'od again H5750 חֲלוֹם cha·lom a dream H2472 אַחֵר 'a·cher another H312 וַיְסַפֵּר vay·sa·per and he recounted H5608 אֹתוֹ 'o·to (marks the object) it H853 לְאֶחָיו le·'e·chav to brothers his H251 וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 הִנֵּה hi·neh here H2009 חָלַמְתִּי cha·lam·ti I have dreamed H2492 חֲלוֹם cha·lom a dream H2472 עוֹד od again H5750 וְהִנֵּה ve·hi·neh and there H2009 הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ ha·she·mesh the sun H8121 וְהַיָּרֵחַ ve·hai·ya·re·ach and the moon H3394 וְאַחַד ve·'a·chad and one [plus] H259 עָשָׂר 'a·sar ten H6240 כּוֹכָבִים ko·kha·vim stars H3556 מִשְׁתַּחֲוִים mish·ta·cha·vim [were] bowing down H7812 לִי li to (the) me H9030

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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