Holy Bible
(King James Version)
Genesis:
Chapter 37
1. AND
Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land
of Ca-na-an.
2. These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen
years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with
the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and
Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
3. Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was
the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
4. And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all
his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.
5. And Joseph dreamed a dream, and told it his brethren: and they hated
him yet the more.
6. And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have
dreamed:
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.
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.
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.
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?
11. And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
12. And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in She-chem.
13. And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in
She-chem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to
him, Here am I.
14. And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy
brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he
sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to She-chem.
15. And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the
field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
16. And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they
feed their flocks.
17. And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let
us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found
them in Dothan.
18. And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them,
they conspired against him to slay him.
19. And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
20. Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit,
and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see
what will become of his dreams.
21. And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and
said, Let us not kill him.
22. And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit
that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid
him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
23. And it came to pass when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that
they stripped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was
on him;
24. And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty,
there was no water in it.
25. And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and
looked, and, behold, a company of Ish-mee-lites came from Gil-e-ad with
their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down
to Egypt.
26. And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our
brother, and conceal his blood?
27. Come, and let us sell him to the Ish-mee-lites, and let not our hand
be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren
were content.
28. Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and
lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ish-mee-lites
for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
29. And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the
pit; and he rent his clothes.
30. And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and
I, whither shall I go?
31. And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and
dipped the coat in the blood;
32. And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their
father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's
coat or no.
33. And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath
devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
34. And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and
mourned for his son many days.
35. And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but
he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the
grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
36. And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Pot-i-phar, an officer
of Phar-aoh's, and captain of the guard.
Jan. 15 Daily reading schedule.. go to chapter 38
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