Genesis 37 · Verse 5

Genesis 37:5

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
Genesis 37:5, King James Version

Genesis 37:5 in other translations

BSBThen Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
WEBJoseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him all the more.
ASVAnd Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
YLTAnd Joseph dreameth a dream, and declareth to his brethren, and they add still more to hate him.
DARBYAnd Joseph dreamed a dream, and told it to his brethren, and they hated him yet the more.
BBENow Joseph had a dream, and he gave his brothers an account of it, which made their hate greater than ever.
WebsterAnd Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

What does Genesis 37:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Ge 37:5-36. The Dreams of Joseph.

5. Joseph dreamed a dream--Dreams in ancient times were much attended to, and hence the dream of Joseph, though but a mere boy, engaged the serious consideration of his family. But this dream was evidently symbolical. The meaning was easily discerned, and, from its being repeated under different emblems, the fulfilment was considered certain (compare Ge 41:32), whence it was that "his brethren envied him, but his father observed the saying" [Ge 37:11].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

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 of it. While they committed crimes in order to defeat it, they were themselves the instruments of accomplishing it. Thus the Jews understood what Christ said of his kingdom. Determined that he should not reign over them, they consulted to put him to death; and by his crucifixion, made way for the exaltation they designed to prevent.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Genesis 37:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּחֲלֹ֤םvai.ya.cha.Lomand he dreamedH2492
יוֹסֵף֙yo.SefJosephH3130
חֲל֔וֹםcha.Loma dreamH2472
וַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.Gedand he told [it]H5046
לְאֶחָ֑יוle.'e.Chavto brothers hisH251
וַיּוֹסִ֥פוּvai.yo.Si.fuand they increasedH3254
ע֖וֹדodagainH5750
שְׂנֹ֥אse.No'to hateH8130
אֹתֽוֹ\׃'o.To<obj.> himH853

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 37:5

  • Genesis 28:12

    And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

  • Genesis 42:9

    And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

  • John 17:14

    I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

  • Daniel 4:5

    I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

  • Amos 3:7

    Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

  • 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.

  • Numbers 12:6

    And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.

  • 1 Kings 3:5

    In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

  • Joel 2:28

    And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

  • Judges 7:13-14

    And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along. And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.

  • Genesis 37:8

    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.

  • Psalms 25:14

    The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
dreamed.
9
28:12; 40:5; 41:1; 42:9; Nu 12:6; Jud 7:13,14; 1Ki 3:5; Ps 25:14
Da 2:1; 4:5; Joe 2:28; Am 3:7
and they.
4,8; 49:23; Joh 17:14

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Context

  • 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 37:5

    And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

  • Genesis 37:6

    And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

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Genesis 37:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y soñó José un sueño, y contólo á sus hermanos; y ellos vinieron á aborrecerle más todavía.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Joseph songea un songe, et le raconta à ses frères, et ils le haïrent encore davantage.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Joseph hatte einen Traum und teilte ihn seinen Brüdern mit; und sie haßten ihn noch mehr.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Accidit quoque ut visum somnium referret fratribus suis: quæ causa majoris odii seminarium fuit.