Joseph’s Dreams 1 UEB Jacob lived in the land where his father was staying, in the land of Canaan. BSB BSB: Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan.
2 UEB These were the events concerning Jacob. Joseph, who was a young man seventeen years old, was guarding the flock with his brothers. He was with the sons of Bilhah and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph brought an unfavorable report about them to their father. 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 UEB Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons because he was the son of his old age. He made him a beautiful garment. 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 UEB His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers. They hated him and would not speak kindly 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 UEB Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told his brothers about it. They hated him even more. BSB BSB: Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
6 UEB He said to them, "Please listen to this dream which I dreamed. BSB BSB: He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:
7 UEB Behold, we were tying bundles of grain in the field and behold, my bundle rose and stood upright, and behold, your bundles came around and bowed down to my bundle." 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 UEB His brothers said to him, "Will you really reign over us? Will you actually rule over us?" They hated him even more for his dreams and for his words. 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 UEB He dreamed another dream and told it to his brothers. He said, "Look, I have dreamed another dream: The sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to 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 UEB He told it to his father just as to his brothers, and his father rebuked him. He said to him, "What is this dream that you have dreamed? Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come to bow down to the ground to you?" 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 UEB His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind. 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 UEB His brothers went to tend their father's flock in Shechem. BSB BSB: Some time later, Joseph’s brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks near Shechem.
13 UEB Israel said to Joseph, "Are not your brothers tending the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them." Joseph said to him, "I am ready." 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 UEB He said to him, "Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers and well with the flock, and bring me word." So Jacob sent him out of the Valley of Hebron, and Joseph went to 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 UEB A certain man found Joseph. Behold, Joseph was wandering in a field. The man asked him, "What do you seek?" BSB BSB: a man found him wandering in the field and asked, “What are you looking for?”
16 UEB Joseph said, "I am seeking my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are tending the flock." BSB BSB: “I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”
17 UEB The man said, "They left this place, for I heard them say, 'Let us go to Dothan.'" Joseph went after his brothers and 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 UEB They saw him from a distance, and before he came near to them, they plotted against him to kill him. BSB BSB: Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.
19 UEB His brothers said to one another, "Look, this dreamer is approaching. BSB BSB: “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.
20 UEB Come now, therefore, let us kill him and cast him into one of the pits. We will say, 'A wild animal has devoured him.' We will see what will become of his dreams." 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 UEB Reuben heard it and rescued him from their hand. He said, "Let us not take his life." BSB BSB: When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said.
22 UEB Reuben said to them, "Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him"—that he might rescue him out of their hand to bring him back 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 UEB It came about that when Joseph reached his brothers, they stripped him of his beautiful garment. BSB BSB: So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing—
24 UEB They took him and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty with no water in it. BSB BSB: and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it.
25 UEB They sat down to eat bread. They lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spices and balm and myrrh. They were traveling to carry them down to 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 UEB Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is it if we kill our brother and cover up 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 UEB Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands upon him. For he is our brother, our flesh." His brothers listened to him. 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 UEB The Midianite merchants passed by. His brothers drew Joseph up and lifted him up out of the pit. They sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. The Ishmaelites carried Joseph 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 UEB Reuben returned to the pit, and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit. He tore his clothes. BSB BSB: When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,
30 UEB He returned to his brothers and said, "The boy is not there! And I, where can I go?" BSB BSB: returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”
Jacob Mourns Joseph 31 UEB They slaughtered a goat and then took Joseph's garment and dipped it into the blood. BSB BSB: Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.
32 UEB Then they brought it to their father and said, "We found this. Please see whether it is your son's clothing 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 UEB Jacob recognized it and said, "It is my son's clothing. A wild animal has devoured him. Joseph has certainly been torn to pieces." 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 UEB Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth upon his loins. He mourned for his son many days. BSB BSB: Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
35 UEB All his sons and daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, "Indeed I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son." His father wept for him. 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 UEB The Midianites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the bodyguard. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.