The coat and the dreams
And Jacob settled in the country where his father had been a stranger, the land of Canaan. This is the story of Jacob. Joseph was seventeen, out with his brothers running the flock. He was a lad working alongside the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought his father a bad report of them. Now Israel thought more of Joseph than any of his other children, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a coat with all the colours in it. And when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him. And Joseph had a dream, and he told his brothers, and they had it in for him worse than ever. And he said to them: Listen to this dream I had. There we were, binding sheaves out in the paddock. And my sheaf got up and stood there. And your sheaves stood round in a ring and bowed down to mine. And his brothers said to him: Are you really going to reign over us? Are you going to rule over us? And they hated him even more because of his dreams and his words. And he had another dream, and told his brothers: I've had another one. The sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me. And he told his father and his brothers. And his father pulled him up: What's this dream you've had? Are your mother and I and your brothers all supposed to come and bow down to the ground to you? And his brothers were filthy on him. But his father kept the thing in mind.
And Jacob lived in the land where his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph was seventeen years old and was feeding the flock with his brothers. And the boy was with the sons of Bilhah and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought their bad report to his father. 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 plenty of colours. And when his brothers saw their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and couldn't speak peacefully to him. And Joseph dreamed a dream and told his brothers, and they hated him even more. And he said to them: Listen to this dream I've dreamed, please. Look — we were binding sheaves in the field. And look — my sheaf got up and stood upright. And look — your sheaves stood round about and bowed down to my sheaf. And his brothers said to him: Will you really rule over us? Or will you really have rule over us? And they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words. And he dreamed another dream and told it to his brothers: Look — I've dreamed another dream. And look — the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me. And he told it to his father and to his brothers. And his father told him off: What's this dream you've dreamed? Will I and your mother and your brothers really come to bow down to the ground in front of you? And his brothers were jealous of him. But his father kept the saying in mind.
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. 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. 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. 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. And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: 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. 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. 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. 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? And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
And Jacob settled in the country where his father had been a stranger, the land of Canaan.
And Jacob lived in the land where his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
This is the story of Jacob. Joseph was seventeen, out with his brothers running the flock. He was a lad working alongside the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought his father a bad report of them.
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph was seventeen years old and was feeding the flock with his brothers. And the boy was with the sons of Bilhah and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought their bad report to his father.
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.
Now Israel thought more of Joseph than any of his other children, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a coat with all the colours in it.
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 plenty of colours.
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.
And when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him.
And when his brothers saw their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and couldn't speak peacefully to him.
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.
And Joseph had a dream, and he told his brothers, and they had it in for him worse than ever.
And Joseph dreamed a dream and told his brothers, and they hated him even more.
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
And he said to them: Listen to this dream I had.
And he said to them: Listen to this dream I've dreamed, please.
And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
There we were, binding sheaves out in the paddock. And my sheaf got up and stood there. And your sheaves stood round in a ring and bowed down to mine.
Look — we were binding sheaves in the field. And look — my sheaf got up and stood upright. And look — your sheaves stood round about and bowed down to my sheaf.
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.
And his brothers said to him: Are you really going to reign over us? Are you going to rule over us? And they hated him even more because of his dreams and his words.
And his brothers said to him: Will you really rule over us? Or will you really have rule over us? And they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.
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.
And he had another dream, and told his brothers: I've had another one. The sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.
And he dreamed another dream and told it to his brothers: Look — I've dreamed another dream. And look — the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.
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.
And he told his father and his brothers. And his father pulled him up: What's this dream you've had? Are your mother and I and your brothers all supposed to come and bow down to the ground to you?
And he told it to his father and to his brothers. And his father told him off: What's this dream you've dreamed? Will I and your mother and your brothers really come to bow down to the ground in front of you?
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?
And his brothers were filthy on him. But his father kept the thing in mind.
And his brothers were jealous of him. But his father kept the saying in mind.
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
Sold into Egypt
And his brothers went off to run their father's flock at Shechem. And Israel said to Joseph: Your brothers are running the flock at Shechem, aren't they? Come here, I'll send you out to them. And he said: Right here. And he said: Go and see how your brothers are getting on, and how the flock's going, and bring word back to me. So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. And a man found him wandering in the field, and asked him: What are you looking for? And he said: I am looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are feeding their flocks. And the man said: They've shifted on. I heard them say: Let's go to Dothan. So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan. And when they saw him a long way off, before he got anywhere near them, they put their heads together to kill him. And they said to each other: Here comes the dreamer. Come on, let us kill him and throw him into one of these pits, and say some wild animal devoured him. Then we will see what becomes of his dreams. And Reuben heard it, and got him out of their hands. He said: Let's not kill him. And Reuben said to them: Don't shed blood. Throw him in this pit out in the wilderness, but don't lay a hand on him. He meant to get him out of their hands and take him back to his father. And when Joseph came up to his brothers, they stripped the coat off him, the coat with all the colours in it. And they took him and threw him into a pit. And the pit was empty, with no water in it. And they sat down to eat. And they looked up, and there was a string of Ishmeelites coming from Gilead, their camels loaded with spices and balm and myrrh, heading down to Egypt. And Judah said to his brothers: What do we get out of killing our brother and covering up the blood? Come on — let's sell him to the Ishmeelites and keep our own hands off him. He's our brother, our own flesh. And his brothers were happy enough with that. Then some Midianite traders came past, and they hauled Joseph up out of the pit and sold him to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they took Joseph down to Egypt.
And his brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. And Israel said to Joseph: Aren't your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I'll send you to them. And he said to him: Here I am. And he said to him: Go now, see whether it's well with your brothers and well with the flocks, and bring me word back. So he sent him out of the Valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. And a certain man found him, and there he was, wandering in the field. And the man asked him: What are you looking for? And he said: I'm looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they're feeding their flocks. And the man said: They've gone from here. Because I heard them say: Let's go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brothers and found them in Dothan. And when they saw him a long way off, before he came near them, they plotted against him to kill him. And they said to each other: Look — here comes this dreamer. Come on now, let's kill him and throw him into some pit. And we'll say: A bad animal has eaten him. And we'll see what'll come of his dreams. And Reuben heard it and rescued him out of their hands. And he said: Let's not kill him. And Reuben said to them: Don't spill any blood. Throw him into this pit that's in the wilderness, and don't lay a hand on him — so he could rescue him out of their hands, to give him back to his father. And when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of plenty of colours that was on him. And they took him and threw him into a pit. And the pit was empty. There was no water in it. And they sat down to eat bread. And they lifted up their eyes and looked, and there was a company of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead with their camels, carrying spices and balm and myrrh, going to take it down to Egypt. And Judah said to his brothers: What good is it if we kill our brother and cover his blood? Come on, let's sell him to the Ishmaelites, and don't let our hand be on him. Because he's our brother and our flesh. And his brothers agreed. Then Midianite merchants went past. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.
And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem. 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. 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. And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks. 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. And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. 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. And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him. 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. And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him; And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. 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. And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? 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. 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.
And his brothers went off to run their father's flock at Shechem.
And his brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
And Israel said to Joseph: Your brothers are running the flock at Shechem, aren't they? Come here, I'll send you out to them. And he said: Right here.
And Israel said to Joseph: Aren't your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I'll send you to them. And he said to him: Here I am.
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.
And he said: Go and see how your brothers are getting on, and how the flock's going, and bring word back to me. So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
And he said to him: Go now, see whether it's well with your brothers and well with the flocks, and bring me word back. So he sent him out of the Valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
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.
And a man found him wandering in the field, and asked him: What are you looking for?
And a certain man found him, and there he was, wandering in the field. And the man asked him: What are you looking for?
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
And he said: I am looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are feeding their flocks.
And he said: I'm looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they're feeding their flocks.
And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
And the man said: They've shifted on. I heard them say: Let's go to Dothan. So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
And the man said: They've gone from here. Because I heard them say: Let's go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brothers and found them in Dothan.
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.
And when they saw him a long way off, before he got anywhere near them, they put their heads together to kill him.
And when they saw him a long way off, before he came near them, they plotted against him to kill him.
And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
And they said to each other: Here comes the dreamer.
And they said to each other: Look — here comes this dreamer.
And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
Come on, let us kill him and throw him into one of these pits, and say some wild animal devoured him. Then we will see what becomes of his dreams.
Come on now, let's kill him and throw him into some pit. And we'll say: A bad animal has eaten him. And we'll see what'll come of his dreams.
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.
And Reuben heard it, and got him out of their hands. He said: Let's not kill him.
And Reuben heard it and rescued him out of their hands. And he said: Let's not kill him.
And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
And Reuben said to them: Don't shed blood. Throw him in this pit out in the wilderness, but don't lay a hand on him. He meant to get him out of their hands and take him back to his father.
And Reuben said to them: Don't spill any blood. Throw him into this pit that's in the wilderness, and don't lay a hand on him — so he could rescue him out of their hands, to give him back to his father.
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.
And when Joseph came up to his brothers, they stripped the coat off him, the coat with all the colours in it.
And when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of plenty of colours that was on him.
And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;
And they took him and threw him into a pit. And the pit was empty, with no water in it.
And they took him and threw him into a pit. And the pit was empty. There was no water in it.
And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
And they sat down to eat. And they looked up, and there was a string of Ishmeelites coming from Gilead, their camels loaded with spices and balm and myrrh, heading down to Egypt.
And they sat down to eat bread. And they lifted up their eyes and looked, and there was a company of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead with their camels, carrying spices and balm and myrrh, going to take it down to Egypt.
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.
And Judah said to his brothers: What do we get out of killing our brother and covering up the blood?
And Judah said to his brothers: What good is it if we kill our brother and cover his blood?
And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
Come on — let's sell him to the Ishmeelites and keep our own hands off him. He's our brother, our own flesh. And his brothers were happy enough with that.
Come on, let's sell him to the Ishmaelites, and don't let our hand be on him. Because he's our brother and our flesh. And his brothers agreed.
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.
Then some Midianite traders came past, and they hauled Joseph up out of the pit and sold him to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they took Joseph down to Egypt.
Then Midianite merchants went past. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.
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.
Jacob mourns
And Reuben came back to the pit, and Joseph wasn't in it. And he tore his clothes. And he went back to his brothers and said: The boy's gone. And me — where am I going to go? And they took Joseph's coat and killed a young goat and dipped the coat in the blood. And they sent the coat with all the colours in it, and brought it to their father, and said: We found this. Have a look — is it your son's coat or not? And he knew it, and said: It's my son's coat. A wild animal's got him. Joseph's been torn to pieces, no doubt about it. And Jacob tore his clothes and put coarse mourning cloth round his waist, and mourned for his son a long time. And all his sons and all his daughters got up to comfort him, but he wouldn't have it. And he said: I'll go down to the grave to my son, mourning. That's how his father wept for him. And the Midianites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's officers, the head of the guard.
And Reuben came back to the pit. And there was Joseph — not in the pit. And he tore his clothes. And he came back to his brothers and said: The boy isn't there. And I — where'll I go? And they took Joseph's coat and killed a young goat and dipped the coat in the blood. And they sent the coat of plenty of colours and brought it to their father: We've found this. See now whether it's your son's coat or not. And he knew it and said: It's my son's coat. A bad animal has eaten him. Joseph is definitely torn in pieces. And Jacob tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his waist, and mourned for his son plenty of days. And all his sons and all his daughters got up to comfort him. But he wouldn't be comforted. And he said: I'll go down into the grave to my son, mourning. So his father wept for him. And the Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, and captain of the guard.
And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes. And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go? And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; 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. 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. And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. 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. And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.
And Reuben came back to the pit, and Joseph wasn't in it. And he tore his clothes.
And Reuben came back to the pit. And there was Joseph — not in the pit. And he tore his clothes.
And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
And he went back to his brothers and said: The boy's gone. And me — where am I going to go?
And he came back to his brothers and said: The boy isn't there. And I — where'll I go?
And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
And they took Joseph's coat and killed a young goat and dipped the coat in the blood.
And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
And they sent the coat with all the colours in it, and brought it to their father, and said: We found this. Have a look — is it your son's coat or not?
And they sent the coat of plenty of colours and brought it to their father: We've found this. See now whether it's your son's coat or not.
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.
And he knew it, and said: It's my son's coat. A wild animal's got him. Joseph's been torn to pieces, no doubt about it.
And he knew it and said: It's my son's coat. A bad animal has eaten him. Joseph is definitely torn in pieces.
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.
And Jacob tore his clothes and put coarse mourning cloth round his waist, and mourned for his son a long time.
And Jacob tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his waist, and mourned for his son plenty of days.
And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
And all his sons and all his daughters got up to comfort him, but he wouldn't have it. And he said: I'll go down to the grave to my son, mourning. That's how his father wept for him.
And all his sons and all his daughters got up to comfort him. But he wouldn't be comforted. And he said: I'll go down into the grave to my son, mourning. So his father wept for him.
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.
And the Midianites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's officers, the head of the guard.
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, and captain of the guard.
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.