Genesis 37:8 KJV

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.

Thou and Ye

  • thou one person

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...

Cross References

  • Genesis 37:4 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.
  • Genesis 49:26 The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
  • Exodus 2:14 And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
  • 1 Samuel 10:27 But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
  • 1 Samuel 17:28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.

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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

  • And his brethren לוֹ lô Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular אֶחָיו ʾeḥāyw אָח Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • said וַיֹּאמְרוּ wayyōʾmĕrû אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
  • to him, Shalt thou indeed הֲמָלֹךְ hămālōk מָלַךְ Verb · qal infinitive absolute · with question
  • reign תִּמְלֹךְ timlōk מָלַךְ Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular
  • over us? or shalt thou indeed עָלֵינוּ ʿālênû Preposition · with suffix: first person common plural אִם ʾim Conjunction מָשׁוֹל māšôl מָשַׁל Verb · qal infinitive absolute
  • have dominion תִּמְשֹׁל timšōl מָשַׁל Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular
  • over us? And they hated שְׂנֹא śĕnōʾ שָׂנֵא Verb · qal infinitive construct אֹתוֹ ʾōtô Object marker · with suffix: third person masculine singular עַל ʿal Preposition וְעַל wĕʿal Preposition · with and
  • him yet the more בָּנוּ bānû Preposition · with suffix: first person common plural וַיּוֹסִפוּ wayyôsipû יָסַף Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and עוֹד ʿôd Adverb
  • for his dreams חֲלֹמֹתָיו ḥălōmōtāyw חֲלוֹם Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • and for his words דְּבָרָיו dĕbārāyw דָּבָר Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular

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

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