Chapter 37:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Revelation Exodus
Genesis 37
37:1 And
Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a
a
stranger, in the land of Canaan.
(
a) That is, the story of such things as came to
him and his family as in (
Genesis
5:1)
37:2 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
b
report.
(
b) He complained of the evil words and injuries
which they spoke and did to him.
37:5 And
Joseph
c dreamed a dream, and he told
[it] his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
(
c) God revealed to him by a dream what should
come to pass.
37:8 And
his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed
have dominion over us? And they
d hated
him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
(
d) The more God shows himself favourable to his
own, the more the malice of the wicked rages against them.
37:10 And he told [it] to his
father, and to his brethren: and his father
e
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?
(
e) Not despising the vision, but seeking to
appease his brethren.
37:11 And his brethren envied him; but his father
f
observed the saying.
(
f) He knew that God was the author of the dream,
but he did not understand the meaning.
37:18
And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near
unto them, they (
g) conspired against him to slay
him.
(
g) The Holy Spirit does not cover the faults of
men, as vain writers do, who make virtues out of vices.
37:24
And they took him, and cast
h him into a
pit: and the pit [was] empty, [there was] no water in it.
(
h) Their hypocrisy appears in this that they
feared man more than God: and thought it was not murder, if they did not shed
his blood or had excuses to cover their fault.
37:28
Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph
out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the
i
Ishmeelites for twenty [pieces] of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
(
i) Moses writes according to the opinion of
those who took the Midianites and Ishmaelites to be one, and here mixes their
names: as also appears in (
Genesis
37:36,39:1) or else he was first offered to the Midianites, but sold to
the Ishmaelites.
37:32
And they sent the coat of [many] colours,
k
and they brought [it] to their father; and said, This have we found: know now
whether it [be] thy son's coat or no.
(
k) That is, the messengers who were sent.
37:36
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an
l
officer of Pharaoh's, [and] captain of the guard.
(
l) Or "eunuch", which does not always
signify a man that is gelded, but also someone that is in some high position.
Chapter 37:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Revelation Exodus
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