Genesis 37:2-14 BSB

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:9

And he dreamed yet another dream ,—the doubling of the dream was designed to indicate its certainty (cf. Genesis 41:32 )— and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more ; and, behold, the sun ( הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ , the minister, from Chaldee root שְׁמַשׁ , the pael of which occurs in Daniel 7:10 ) and the moon — הַיּרֵחַ , probably, if the word be not a primitive, the circuit-maker, from the unused root יָרַח , = אָרַח , to go about (Furst); or the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:10

And he told it to his father, and to his brethren —whom it manifestly concerned, as, for the like reason, he had reported the first dream only to his brethren. That he does not tell it to his mother may be an indication that Rachel was by this time dead. And his father rebuked him ,—either to avoid irritating his brethren (Calvin), or to repress an appearance of pride in Joseph (Lange, Murphy, Inglis), or to express his own surprise (Candlish) or irritation (Keil), or sense of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:11

And his brethren envied him . The verb קָנָא (unused in Kal), to become red in the face, seems to indicate that the hatred of Joseph's brethren revealed itself in scowling looks. But his father observed the saying— literally, kept the word, διετήρησε τὸ ῥῆμα ( LXX .). Cf. Daniel 7:28 ; Luke 2:51 . HOMILETICS read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:12

And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem — i.e. the modern Nablous, in the plain of Muknah, which belonged to Jacob partly by purchase and partly by conquest ( vide Genesis 33:19 ; Genesis 34:27 ). Shechem was at a considerable distance from the vale of Hebron, where the patriarchal family at this time resided. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:12-25

Joseph among his brethren at Dothan. I. THE FRIENDLY MISSION . 1. Its local destination . This was Shechem, at a distance of sixty miles from Hebron, where Jacob had previously resided for a number of years and acquired a small estate ( Genesis 33:18 , Genesis 33:19 ), where Jacob's sons had committed, a few years before, the terrible atrocity which made the name of Israel stink throughout the land ( Genesis 34:26-30 ); and where now Joseph's brethren were shepherding... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:13

And Israel (vide Genesis 32:28 ; Genesis 35:10 ) said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock (literally, Are not thy brethren shepherding? ) in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. Either he was solicitous of the safety of his sons while in the vicinity of Shechem (Lawson), or he hoped to effect a reconciliation between them and Joseph (Candlish). And he ( i.e. Joseph, in response to this invitation, expressed a willingness to undertake a mission to his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:14

And he (Jacob) sa id to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren (literally, see the place of thy brethren ) , and well with the flocks (literally, and the peace of the flock ); and bring me word again. So (literally, and ) he sent him out of the vale of Hebron ( vide Genesis 35:27 ), and he same to Shechem —a distance of sixty miles. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:14-15

Joseph leaving home. "Go, I pray thee, see whether," &c.; Joseph left home unexpectedly. He knew not when he left it to seek his brethren that he would never come back again. After a longer journey than he anticipated Joseph finds his brethren. I. Like many leaving home, Joseph MET WITH FAITHFUL GUIDES . There are generally companions, teachers, ministers to help. II. Like many leaving home, Joseph FELL INTO SNARES . He could not help himself. The snares were not such... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 37:1-36

- Joseph Was Sold into Egypt17. דתין dotayı̂n Dothain, “two wells?” (Gesenius)25. נכאת neko't “tragacanth” or goat’s-thorn gum, yielded by the “astragalus gummifer”, a native of Mount Lebanon. צרי tsērı̂y “opobalsamum,” the resin of the balsam tree, growing in Gilead, and having healing qualities. לט loṭ, λῆδον lēdon, “ledum, ladanum,” in the Septuagint στακτή staktē. The former is a gum produced from the cistus rose. The latter is a gum resembling liquid myrrh.36. פוטיפר pôṭı̂yphar... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 37:2

Genesis 37:2. These are the generations of Jacob The events or occurrences which happened to Jacob in his family and issue; as the word is used, chap. Genesis 6:9, and Numbers 3:1. The genealogy of Esau, which was brought in by way of parenthesis, being finished, Moses returns to the family of Jacob, and proceeds in his narration of their concerns. And it is not a barren genealogy like that of Esau, but a memorable, useful history. Joseph brought to his father their evil report Jacob’s... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:12-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:14-15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 37:1-36

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 37:2

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