Genesis 37 · Verse 10

Genesis 37:10

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?
Genesis 37:10, King James Version

Genesis 37:10 in other translations

BSBHe told his father and brothers, but his father rebuked him and said, “What is this dream that you have had? Will your mother and brothers and I actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”
WEBHe told it to his father and to his brothers. His father rebuked him, and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Will I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves down to the earth before you?”
ASVAnd 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?
YLTAnd he recounteth unto his father, and unto his brethren; and his father pusheth against him, and saith to him, ‘What is this dream which thou hast dreamt? do we certainly come--I, and thy mother, and thy brethren--to bow ourselves to thee, to the earth?'
DARBYAnd he told it to his father and to his brethren. And his father rebuked him, and said to him, What is this dream which thou hast dreamt? Shall we indeed come, I and thy mother and thy brethren, to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
BBEAnd he gave word of it to his father and his brothers; but his father protesting said, What sort of a dream is this? am I and your mother and your brothers to go down on our faces to the earth before you?
WebsterAnd he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said to 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?

What does Genesis 37:10 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 37:5-11

God gave Joseph betimes the prospect of his advancement, to support and comfort him under his long and grievous troubles. Observe, Joseph dreamed of his preferment, but he did not dream of his imprisonment. Thus many young people, when setting out in the world, think of nothing but prosperity and pleasure, and never dream of trouble. His brethren rightly interpreted the dream, though they abhorred the interpretation…

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Genesis 37:10 in the original Hebrew

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וַיְסַפֵּ֣רvay.sa.Perand he recounted [it]H5608
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אָבִיו֮'a.Vivfather hisH1
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and toH413
אֶחָיו֒'e.Chavbrothers hisH251
וַיִּגְעַר\־vai.yig.'ar-and he rebukedH1605
בּ֣וֹbo<in> <the> him
אָבִ֔יו'a.Vivfather hisH1
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
ל֔וֹloto <the> him
מָ֛הmahwhat?H4100
הַחֲל֥וֹםha.cha.Lom[is] the dreamH2472
הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
חָלָ֑מְתָּcha.La.me.tayou have dreamedH2492
הֲב֣וֹאha.Vo'¿ really <come>H935
נָב֗וֹאna.Vo'will we comeH935
אֲנִי֙'a.NiIH589
וְאִמְּךָ֣ve.'i.me.Khaand mother yourH517
וְאַחֶ֔יךָve.'a.Chei.khaand brothers yourH251
לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֥תle.hish.ta.cha.Votto bow downH7812
לְךָ֖le.Khato <the> you
אָֽרְצָה\׃'A.re.tzah[the] ground towardsH776

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Cross references for Genesis 37:10

  • Genesis 27:29

    Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

  • Isaiah 60:14

    The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

  • Philippians 2:10-11

    That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

  • Genesis 37:7

    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.

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27:29; Isa 60:14; Php 2:10,11

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Context

  • Genesis 37:9

    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.

  • Genesis 37:10

    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?

  • Genesis 37:11

    And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

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Genesis 37:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y contólo á su padre y á sus hermanos: y su padre le reprendió, y díjole: ¿Qué sueño es este que soñaste? ¿Hemos de venir yo y tu madre, y tus hermanos, á inclinarnos á ti á tierra?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il le conta à son père et à ses frères. Et son père le reprit, et lui dit: Qu’est-ce que ce songe que tu as songé? Est-ce que moi, et ta mère, et tes frères, nous viendrons nous prosterner en terre devant toi?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er erzählte es seinem Vater und seinen Brüdern. Da schalt ihn sein Vater und sprach zu ihm: Was ist das für ein Traum, den du gehabt hast? Sollen wir gar kommen, ich und deine Mutter und deine Brüder, um uns vor dir zur Erde niederzubeugen?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quod cum patri suo, et fratribus retulisset, increpavit eum pater suus, et dixit: Quid sibi vult hoc somnium quod vidisti? num ego et mater tua, et fratres tui adorabimus te super terram?