And Jacob dwelt
in the land
wherein his father
was a stranger
, in the land
of Canaan
.
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
.
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
.
And when his brethren saw
that their father
loved
him more than all his brethren
, they hated
him, and could
not speak
peaceably
unto him.
And Joseph dreamed
a dream
, and he told
it his brethren
: and they hated
him yet the more
.
And he said unto them, Hear
, I pray you, this dream
which I have dreamed
:
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
.
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
.
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.
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
?
And his brethren envied
him; but his father
observed
the saying
.
And his brethren went
to feed
their father's
flock
in Shechem
.
And Israel said
unto Joseph
, Do not thy brethren
feed
the flock in Shechem
? come
, and I will send thee
unto them. And he said
to him, Here am I .
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 Shechem
.
And a certain man found him
, and, behold, he was wandering
in the field
: and the man
asked him
, saying
, What seekest
thou?
And he said, I seek
my brethren
: tell
me, I pray thee, where
they feed
their flocks .
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
.
And when they saw him afar off
, even before he came near
unto them, they conspired
against him to slay
him.
And they said one
to another
, Behold, this
dreamer
cometh
.
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
.
And Reuben heard
it , and he delivered
him out of their hands
; and said
, Let us not kill
him.
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
.
And it came to pass, when Joseph was come
unto his brethren
, that they stript
Joseph
out of
his coat
, his coat
of many colours
that was on him;
And they took him, and cast
him into a pit
: and the pit
was empty
, there was no water
in it.
And they sat down to eat
bread
: and they lifted up
their eyes
and looked
, and, behold, a company
of Ishmeelites
came
from Gilead
with their camels
bearing
spicery
and balm
and myrrh
, going
to carry it down
to Egypt
.
And Judah said
unto his brethren
, What profit
is it if we slay
our brother
, and conceal
his blood
?
Come, and let us sell
him to the Ishmeelites
, and let not our hand
be upon him; for he is our brother
and our flesh
. And his brethren
were content
.
Then there passed by Midianites
merchantmen
; and they drew
and lifted up
Joseph
out of the pit
, and sold
Joseph
to the Ishmeelites
for twenty
pieces of silver
: and they brought
Joseph
into Egypt
.
And Reuben returned
unto the pit
; and, behold, Joseph
was not in the pit
; and he rent
his clothes
.
And he returned unto his brethren
, and said
, The child
is not; and I, whither
shall I go
?
And they took Joseph's
coat
, and killed
a kid
of the goats
, and dipped
the coat
in the blood
;
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.
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
.
And Jacob rent
his clothes
, and put
sackcloth
upon his loins
, and mourned
for his son
many
days
.
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.
And the Midianites sold
him into Egypt
unto Potiphar
, an officer
of Pharaoh's
, and captain
of the guard
.