Genesis 37 (NET2)

1 But Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, in the land of Canaan. 2 This is the account of Jacob. Joseph, his seventeen-year-old son, was taking care of the flocks with his brothers. Now he was a youngster working with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. Joseph brought back a bad report about them to their father. 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons because he was a son born to him late in life, and he made a special tunic for him. 4 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated Joseph and were not able to speak to him kindly. 5 Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him even more. 6 He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had: 7 There we were, binding sheaves of grain in the middle of the field. Suddenly my sheaf rose up and stood upright and your sheaves surrounded my sheaf and bowed down to it!” 8 Then his brothers asked him, “Do you really think you will rule over us or have dominion over us?” They hated him even more because of his dream and because of what he said. 9 Then he had another dream, and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said. “I had another dream. The sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.” 10 When he told his father and his brothers, his father rebuked him, saying, “What is this dream that you had? Will I, your mother, and your brothers really come and bow down to you?” 11 His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what Joseph said. 12 When his brothers had gone to graze their father’s flocks near Shechem, 13 Israel said to Joseph, “Your brothers are grazing the flocks near Shechem. Come, I will send you to them.” “I’m ready,” Joseph replied. 14 So Jacob said to him, “Go now and check on the welfare of your brothers and of the flocks, and bring me word.” So Jacob sent him from the valley of Hebron. 15 When Joseph reached Shechem, a man found him wandering in the field, so the man asked him, “What are you looking for?” 16 He replied, “I’m looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are grazing their flocks.” 17 The man said, “They left this area, for I heard them say, ‘Let’s go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan. 18 Now Joseph’s brothers saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him. 19 They said to one another, “Here comes this master of dreams! 20 Come now, let’s kill him, throw him into one of the cisterns, and then say that a wild animal ate him. Then we’ll see how his dreams turn out!” 21 When Reuben heard this, he rescued Joseph from their hands, saying, “Let’s not take his life!” 22 Reuben continued, “Don’t shed blood! Throw him into this cistern that is here in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him.” (Reuben said this so he could rescue Joseph from them and take him back to his father.) 23 When Joseph reached his brothers, they stripped him of his tunic, the special tunic that he wore. 24 Then they took him and threw him into the cistern. (Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it.) 25 When they sat down to eat their food, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh down to Egypt. 26 Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? 27 Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites, but let’s not lay a hand on him, for after all, he is our brother, our own flesh.” His brothers agreed. 28 So when the Midianite merchants passed by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. The Ishmaelites then took Joseph to Egypt. 29 Later Reuben returned to the cistern to find that Joseph was not in it! He tore his clothes, 30 returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy isn’t there! And I, where can I go?” 31 So they took Joseph’s tunic, killed a young goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood. 32 Then they brought the special tunic to their father and said, “We found this. Determine now whether it is your son’s tunic or not.” 33 He recognized it and exclaimed, “It is my son’s tunic! A wild animal has eaten him! Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!” 34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourned for his son many days. 35 All his sons and daughters stood by him to console him, but he refused to be consoled. “No,” he said, “I will go to the grave mourning my son.” So Joseph’s father wept for him. 36 Now in Egypt the Midianites sold Joseph to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.

In Other Versions

Genesis 37 in the ANGEFD

Genesis 37 in the ANTPNG2D

Genesis 37 in the AS21

Genesis 37 in the BAGH

Genesis 37 in the BBPNG

Genesis 37 in the BBT1E

Genesis 37 in the BDS

Genesis 37 in the BEV

Genesis 37 in the BHAD

Genesis 37 in the BIB

Genesis 37 in the BLPT

Genesis 37 in the BNT

Genesis 37 in the BNTABOOT

Genesis 37 in the BNTLV

Genesis 37 in the BOATCB

Genesis 37 in the BOATCB2

Genesis 37 in the BOBCV

Genesis 37 in the BOCNT

Genesis 37 in the BOECS

Genesis 37 in the BOGWICC

Genesis 37 in the BOHCB

Genesis 37 in the BOHCV

Genesis 37 in the BOHLNT

Genesis 37 in the BOHNTLTAL

Genesis 37 in the BOICB

Genesis 37 in the BOILNTAP

Genesis 37 in the BOITCV

Genesis 37 in the BOKCV

Genesis 37 in the BOKCV2

Genesis 37 in the BOKHWOG

Genesis 37 in the BOKSSV

Genesis 37 in the BOLCB

Genesis 37 in the BOLCB2

Genesis 37 in the BOMCV

Genesis 37 in the BONAV

Genesis 37 in the BONCB

Genesis 37 in the BONLT

Genesis 37 in the BONUT2

Genesis 37 in the BOPLNT

Genesis 37 in the BOSCB

Genesis 37 in the BOSNC

Genesis 37 in the BOTLNT

Genesis 37 in the BOVCB

Genesis 37 in the BOYCB

Genesis 37 in the BPBB

Genesis 37 in the BPH

Genesis 37 in the BSB

Genesis 37 in the CCB

Genesis 37 in the CUV

Genesis 37 in the CUVS

Genesis 37 in the DBT

Genesis 37 in the DGDNT

Genesis 37 in the DHNT

Genesis 37 in the DNT

Genesis 37 in the ELBE

Genesis 37 in the EMTV

Genesis 37 in the ESV

Genesis 37 in the FBV

Genesis 37 in the FEB

Genesis 37 in the GGMNT

Genesis 37 in the GNT

Genesis 37 in the HARY

Genesis 37 in the HNT

Genesis 37 in the IRVA

Genesis 37 in the IRVB

Genesis 37 in the IRVG

Genesis 37 in the IRVH

Genesis 37 in the IRVK

Genesis 37 in the IRVM

Genesis 37 in the IRVM2

Genesis 37 in the IRVO

Genesis 37 in the IRVP

Genesis 37 in the IRVT

Genesis 37 in the IRVT2

Genesis 37 in the IRVU

Genesis 37 in the ISVN

Genesis 37 in the JSNT

Genesis 37 in the KAPI

Genesis 37 in the KBT1ETNIK

Genesis 37 in the KBV

Genesis 37 in the KJV

Genesis 37 in the KNFD

Genesis 37 in the LBA

Genesis 37 in the LBLA

Genesis 37 in the LNT

Genesis 37 in the LSV

Genesis 37 in the MAAL

Genesis 37 in the MBV

Genesis 37 in the MBV2

Genesis 37 in the MHNT

Genesis 37 in the MKNFD

Genesis 37 in the MNG

Genesis 37 in the MNT

Genesis 37 in the MNT2

Genesis 37 in the MRS1T

Genesis 37 in the NAA

Genesis 37 in the NASB

Genesis 37 in the NBLA

Genesis 37 in the NBS

Genesis 37 in the NBVTP

Genesis 37 in the NIV11

Genesis 37 in the NNT

Genesis 37 in the NNT2

Genesis 37 in the NNT3

Genesis 37 in the PDDPT

Genesis 37 in the PFNT

Genesis 37 in the RMNT

Genesis 37 in the SBIAS

Genesis 37 in the SBIBS

Genesis 37 in the SBIBS2

Genesis 37 in the SBICS

Genesis 37 in the SBIDS

Genesis 37 in the SBIGS

Genesis 37 in the SBIHS

Genesis 37 in the SBIIS

Genesis 37 in the SBIIS2

Genesis 37 in the SBIIS3

Genesis 37 in the SBIKS

Genesis 37 in the SBIKS2

Genesis 37 in the SBIMS

Genesis 37 in the SBIOS

Genesis 37 in the SBIPS

Genesis 37 in the SBISS

Genesis 37 in the SBITS

Genesis 37 in the SBITS2

Genesis 37 in the SBITS3

Genesis 37 in the SBITS4

Genesis 37 in the SBIUS

Genesis 37 in the SBIVS

Genesis 37 in the SBT

Genesis 37 in the SBT1E

Genesis 37 in the SCHL

Genesis 37 in the SNT

Genesis 37 in the SUSU

Genesis 37 in the SUSU2

Genesis 37 in the SYNO

Genesis 37 in the TBIAOTANT

Genesis 37 in the TBT1E

Genesis 37 in the TBT1E2

Genesis 37 in the TFTIP

Genesis 37 in the TFTU

Genesis 37 in the TGNTATF3T

Genesis 37 in the THAI

Genesis 37 in the TNFD

Genesis 37 in the TNT

Genesis 37 in the TNTIK

Genesis 37 in the TNTIL

Genesis 37 in the TNTIN

Genesis 37 in the TNTIP

Genesis 37 in the TNTIZ

Genesis 37 in the TOMA

Genesis 37 in the TTENT

Genesis 37 in the UBG

Genesis 37 in the UGV

Genesis 37 in the UGV2

Genesis 37 in the UGV3

Genesis 37 in the VBL

Genesis 37 in the VDCC

Genesis 37 in the YALU

Genesis 37 in the YAPE

Genesis 37 in the YBVTP

Genesis 37 in the ZBP