Genesis 37:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.”
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“Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Joseph dreameth a dream, and declareth to his brethren, and they add still more to hate him.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 37:5 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 20:3One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”
- Genesis 28:12And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.
- Genesis 37:4When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
- Genesis 37:8“Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and his statements.
- Genesis 40:5both of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.
- Genesis 41:1After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,
- Genesis 42:9Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”
- Genesis 49:23The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.
- Numbers 12:6He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.
- Judges 7:13And as Gideon arrived, a man was telling his friend about a dream. “Behold, I had a dream,” he said, “and I saw a loaf of barley bread come tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent so hard that the tent overturned and collapsed.”
- 1 Kings 3:5One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”
- Psalms 25:14The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
- Daniel 2:1In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.
- Daniel 4:5I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.
- Joel 2:28And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
- Amos 3:7Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
- John 17:14I have given them Your word and the world has hated them; for they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
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