Genesis 37:5

Genesis 37:5

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

a. NLT: One night Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him more than ever. [Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.]

b. ASV: And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. [Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.]

c. YLT: And Joseph dreameth a dream, and declareth to his brethren, and they add still more to hate him. [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]

d. Classic Amplified: Now Joseph had a dream and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him still more. [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

e. Septuagint: And Joseph dreamed a dream, and reported it to his brethren.

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/ Writings: Joseph dreamt a dream which he told to his brothers, and they hated him even more. [The Artscroll Series/Stone Edition, THE TANACH--STUDENT SIZE EDITION Copyright 1996, 1998 by Mesorah Publications, Ldt.]

1. “And Joseph dreamed a dream…”

a. [And] Joseph [Strong: 3130 Yowceph yo-safe' future of 3254; let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites:--Joseph.]

b. dreamed [Strong: 2492 chalam khaw-lam' a primitive root; properly, to bind firmly, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump; also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream:--(cause to) dream(-er), be in good liking, recover.]

c. [a] dream [Strong: 2472 chalowm khal-ome' or (shortened) chalom {khal-ome'}; from 2492; a dream:--dream(-er).]

2. “...and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.”

a. [and he] told it [Strong: 5046 nagad naw-gad' a primitive root; properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise:--bewray, X certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, X fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, X surely, tell, utter.]

b. [his] brethren [Strong: 251 'ach awkh a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1)):--another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.]

c. [and they] hated [Strong: 8130 sane' saw-nay' a primitive root; to hate (personally):--enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, X utterly.]

d. him [Strong: 853 'eth ayth apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).]

e. [yet the] more [Strong: 3254 yacaph yaw-saf' a primitive root; to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing):--add, X again, X any more, X cease, X come more, + conceive again, continue, exceed, X further, X gather together, get more, give more-over, X henceforth, increase (more and more), join, X longer (bring, do, make, much, put), X (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed (further), prolong, put, be (strong-) er, X yet, yield.]

1). It is a fact that God has used dreams throughout the Scriptures to convey His will and spiritual truth.

a). Genesis 15:12-21 Abraham, The Covenant of the land.

b). Jacob’s dream at Bethel, Genesis 28:10-22.

c). Daniel 4,  Nebuchadnezzar.

d). Matthew 1:20-24, Joseph marrying Mary.

e). Matthew 2:12, The wise men.

2). Joseph no doubt received his dreams from the LORD, but he did not use wisdom in his telling of them and of course it caused problems with his brothers.

3). The Genesis Record, Henry M. Morris. “His [Joseph’s] personal character, while morally pure, was marred by spiritual pride to a degree which his brothers finally found impossible to tolerate.”