Joseph’s Dreams 1 CPDV Now Jacob lived in the land of Canaan, where his father sojourned. BSB BSB: Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan.
2 CPDV And these are his generations. Joseph, when he was sixteen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers, when he was still a boy. And he was with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, the wives of his father. And he accused his brothers to their father of a most sinful crime. BSB BSB: This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.
3 CPDV Now Israel loved Joseph above all his sons, because he had conceived him in his old age. And he made him a tunic, woven of many colors. BSB BSB: Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors.
4 CPDV Then his brothers, seeing that he was loved by his father more than all his other sons, hated him, and they were not able to say anything peacefully to him. BSB BSB: When 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.
5 CPDV Then it also happened that he recounted the vision of a dream to his brothers, for which reason a greater hatred began to be nurtured. BSB BSB: Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
6 CPDV And he said to them, “Listen to my dream that I saw. BSB BSB: He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:
7 CPDV I thought we were binding sheaves in the field. And my sheaf seemed to rise up and stand, and your sheaves, standing in a circle, reverenced my sheaf.” BSB BSB: We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.”
8 CPDV His brothers responded: “Would you be our king? Or will we be subject to your dominion?” Therefore, this matter of his dreams and words provided kindling to their envy and hatred. BSB BSB: “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.
9 CPDV Likewise, he saw another dream, which he explained to his brothers, saying, “I saw by a dream, as if the sun, and the moon, and eleven stars were reverencing me.” BSB BSB: Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”
10 CPDV And when he had related this to his father and brothers, his father rebuked him, and he said: “What does it mean to you, this dream that you have seen? Should I, and your mother, and your brothers reverence you upon the earth?” BSB BSB: He 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?”
11 CPDV Therefore, his brothers were envious of him. Yet truly, his father considered the matter silently. BSB BSB: And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.
Joseph Sold into Egypt (Acts 7:9–14)
12 CPDV And while his brothers were lodging at Shechem, pasturing their father’s flocks, BSB BSB: Some time later, Joseph’s brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks near Shechem.
13 CPDV Israel said to him: “Your brothers are pasturing the sheep at Shechem. Come, I will send you to them.” And when he answered, BSB BSB: Israel said to him, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flocks at Shechem? Get ready; I am sending you to them.” “I am ready,” Joseph replied.
14 CPDV “I am ready,” he said to him, “Go, and see if everything is prospering with your brothers and the cattle, and report to me what is happening.” So, having been sent from the valley of Hebron, he arrived at Shechem. BSB BSB: Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,
15 CPDV And a man found him wandering in a field, and he asked him what he was seeking. BSB BSB: a man found him wandering in the field and asked, “What are you looking for?”
16 CPDV So he responded: “I seek my brothers. Tell me where they pasture the flocks.” BSB BSB: “I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”
17 CPDV And the man said to him: “They have withdrawn from this place. But I heard them saying, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’ ” Therefore, Joseph continued on after his brothers, and he found them at Dothan. BSB BSB: “They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
18 CPDV And, when they had seen him from afar, before he approached them, they decided to kill him. BSB BSB: Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.
19 CPDV And they said one to another: “Behold, the dreamer approaches. BSB BSB: “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.
20 CPDV Come, let us kill him and cast him into the old cistern. And let us say: ‘an evil wild beast has devoured him.’ And then it will become apparent what his dreams will do for him.” BSB BSB: “Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”
21 CPDV But Reuben, on hearing this, strove to free him from their hands, and he said: BSB BSB: When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said.
22 CPDV “Do not take away his life, nor shed blood. But throw him into this cistern, which is in the wilderness, and so keep your hands harmless.” But he said this, wanting to rescue him from their hands, so as to return him to his father. BSB BSB: “Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this so that he could rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father.
23 CPDV And so, as soon as he came to his brothers, they very quickly stripped him of his tunic, which was ankle-length and woven of many colors, BSB BSB: So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing—
24 CPDV and they cast him into an old cistern, which held no water. BSB BSB: and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it.
25 CPDV And sitting down to eat bread, they saw some Ishmaelites, travelers coming from Gilead, with their camels, carrying spices, and resin, and oil of myrrh into Egypt. BSB BSB: And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.
26 CPDV Therefore, Judah said to his brothers: “What will it profit us, if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? BSB BSB: Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?
27 CPDV It is better that he be sold to the Ishmaelites, and then our hands will not be defiled. For he is our brother and our flesh.” His brothers agreed to his words. BSB BSB: Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed.
28 CPDV And when the Midianite merchants were passing by, they drew him from the cistern, and they sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And these led him into Egypt. BSB BSB: So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
29 CPDV And Reuben, returning to the cistern, did not find the boy. BSB BSB: When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,
30 CPDV And rending his garments, he went to his brothers and said, “The boy is not present, and so where shall I go?” BSB BSB: returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”
Jacob Mourns Joseph 31 CPDV Then they took his tunic, and they dipped it in the blood of a young goat, which they had killed, BSB BSB: Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.
32 CPDV sending those who carried it to their father, and they said: “We found this. See whether it is the tunic of your son or not.” BSB BSB: They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe or not.”
33 CPDV And when the father acknowledged it, he said: “It is the tunic of my son. An evil wild beast has eaten him; a beast has devoured Joseph.” BSB BSB: His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”
34 CPDV And tearing his garments, he was clothed in haircloth, mourning his son for a long time. BSB BSB: Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
35 CPDV Then, when all of his sons gathered together to ease their father’s sorrow, he was not willing to accept consolation, but he said: “I will descend in mourning to my son in the underworld.” And while he persevered in weeping, BSB BSB: All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.
36 CPDV the Midianites in Egypt sold Joseph to Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, instructor of the soldiers. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.