01_GEN_37_01 And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his Father was A stranger , in the land of Canaan .
01_GEN_37_02 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 .
01_GEN_37_03 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 .
01_GEN_37_04 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 .
01_GEN_37_05 And Joseph dreamed A dream , And he told [ it ] his brethren : And they hated him yet the more .
01_GEN_37_06 And he said unto them , hear , I pray you , this dream which I have dreamed :
01_GEN_37_07 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 .
01_GEN_37_08 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 .
01_GEN_37_09 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 .
01_GEN_37_10 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 ?
01_GEN_37_11 And his brethren envied him ; but his Father observed the saying .
01_GEN_37_12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem .
01_GEN_37_13 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 ] .
01_GEN_37_14 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 .
01_GEN_37_15 And A certain man found him , And , behold , [ he was ] wandering in the field : And the man asked him , saying , what seekest thou ?
01_GEN_37_16 And he said , I seek my brethren : tell me , I pray thee , where they feed [ their flocks ] .
01_GEN_37_17 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 .
01_GEN_37_18 And when they saw him afar off , even before he came near unto them , they conspired against him to slay him .
01_GEN_37_19 And they said one to another , behold , this dreamer cometh .
01_GEN_37_20 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 .
01_GEN_37_21 And Reuben heard [ it ] , And he delivered him out of their hands ; And said , let us not kill him .
01_GEN_37_22 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 .
01_GEN_37_23 And it came to pass , when Joseph was come unto his brethren , that they stripped Joseph out of his coat , [ his ] coat of [ Many ] colours that [ was ] on him ;
01_GEN_37_24 And they took him , And cast him into A pit : And the pit [ was ] empty , [ there was ] no water in it .
01_GEN_37_25 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 .
01_GEN_37_26 And Judah said unto his brethren , what profit [ Is it ] if we slay our brother , And conceal his blood ?
01_GEN_37_27 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 .
01_GEN_37_28 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 .
01_GEN_37_29 And Reuben returned unto the pit ; And , behold , Joseph [ was ] not in the pit ; And he rent his clothes .
01_GEN_37_30 And he returned unto his brethren , And said , the child [ Is ] not ; And I , whither shall I go ?
01_GEN_37_31 And they took Joseph's coat , And killed A kid of the goats , And dipped the coat in the blood ;
01_GEN_37_32 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 .
01_GEN_37_33 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 .
01_GEN_37_34 And Jacob rent his clothes , And put sackcloth upon his loins , And mourned for his son Many days .
01_GEN_37_35 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 .
01_GEN_37_36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar , an officer of Pharaoh's , [ And ] captain of the guard .