Genesis 37:7 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.

Thou and Ye

  • your more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • Joseph's dreamsGod gave Joseph betimes the prospect of his advancement, to support and comfort him under his long and grievous troubles. Observe, Joseph dreamed of his...

Thompson Chains

  • SheavesStarts here · next Deuteronomy 24:19 · 3 links
  • ObeisanceStarts here · next Genesis 43:28 · 7 links

Parallel Passages

  • Genesis 42:6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Genesis 42:6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
  • Genesis 42:9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
  • Genesis 43:26 And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.
  • Genesis 44:14 And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
  • Genesis 44:19 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?

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Topics

  • Dream Of Joseph, concerning the sheaves
  • Envy Joseph’s brethren, of Joseph
  • Jealousy Joseph’s brothers, of Joseph
  • Joseph His prophetic dreams of his fortunes in Egypt
  • Malice Joseph’s brothers toward Joseph

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • For, behold, we were binding וְהִנֵּה wĕhinnê Demonstrative · with and אֲנַחְנוּ ʾănaḥnû Pronoun · first person common plural מְאַלְּמִים mĕʾallĕmîm אָלַם Verb · piel active participle, masculine plural בְּתוֹךְ bĕtôk תָּוֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
  • sheaves אֲלֻמִּים ʾălummîm אֲלֻמָּה Noun · feminine plural
  • in the field הַשָּׂדֶה haśśādê שָׂדֶה Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • and, lo, my sheaf וְהִנֵּה wĕhinnê Demonstrative · with and אֲלֻמָּתִי ʾălummātî אֲלֻמָּה Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
  • arose קָמָה qāmâ קוּם Verb · qal perfect, third person feminine singular
  • and also stood upright וְגַם wĕgam Affirmation · with and נִצָּבָה niṣṣābâ נָצַב Verb · niphal perfect, third person feminine singular
  • and, behold, your sheaves וְהִנֵּה wĕhinnê Demonstrative · with and אֲלֻמֹּתֵיכֶם ʾălummōtêkem אֲלֻמָּה Noun · feminine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine plural
  • stood round about תְסֻבֶּינָה tĕsubbênâ סָבַב Verb · qal imperfect, third person feminine plural
  • and made obeisance וַתִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶיןָ wattištaḥăwênā שָׁחָה Verb · hishtaphel sequential imperfect, third person feminine plural · with and
  • to my sheaf לַאֲלֻמָּתִי laʾălummātî אֲלֻמָּה Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: first person common singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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