Genesis 37:11
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
Genesis 37:11 in other translations
| BSB | And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said. |
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| WEB | His brothers envied him, but his father kept this saying in mind. |
| ASV | And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind. |
| YLT | and his brethren are zealous against him, and his father hath watched the matter. |
| DARBY | And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying. |
| BBE | And his brothers were full of envy; but his father kept his words in mind. |
| Webster | And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying. |
What does Genesis 37:11 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…
Genesis 37:11 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 37:11
- Acts 7:9
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
- Luke 2:51
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
- Luke 2:19
But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
- Daniel 7:28
Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
- Isaiah 11:13
The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.
- Matthew 27:18
For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
- Isaiah 26:11
Lord, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
- Psalms 106:16
They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the Lord.
- Galatians 5:21
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
- James 4:5
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
- Acts 13:45
But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
- Genesis 26:14-16
For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him. For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
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Context
- 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.
- Genesis 37:12
And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
Genesis 37:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y sus hermanos le tenían envidia, mas su padre paraba la consideración en ello. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ses frères furent jaloux de lui; mais son père gardait cette parole. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und seine Brüder waren eifersüchtig auf ihn; aber sein Vater bewahrte das Wort. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Invidebant ei igitur fratres sui: pater vero rem tacitus considerabat. |