4{
"verseID": "Genesis.37.4",
"source": "וַיִּרְא֣וּ אֶחָ֗יו כִּֽי־אֹת֞וֹ אָהַ֤ב אֲבִיהֶם֙ מִכָּל־אֶחָ֔יו וַֽיִּשְׂנְא֖וּ אֹת֑וֹ וְלֹ֥א יָכְל֖וּ דַּבְּר֥וֹ לְשָׁלֹֽם׃",
"text": "And *wə-yirʾû* his *ʾeḥāyw* that *ʾōṯô* *ʾāhaḇ* their *ʾăḇîhem* more than all-his *ʾeḥāyw* and *wə-yiśnəʾû* *ʾōṯô* and not *yāḵəlû* *dabbərô* to *šālôm*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yirʾû*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they saw'",
"*ʾeḥāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his brothers'",
"*ʾōṯô*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'him'",
"*ʾāhaḇ*": "verb, perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'loved'",
"*ʾăḇîhem*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'their father'",
"*wə-yiśnəʾû*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they hated'",
"*yāḵəlû*": "verb, perfect 3rd masculine plural - 'they were able'",
"*dabbərô*": "infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'to speak to him'",
"*šālôm*": "noun, masculine singular - 'peace/peacefully'"
},
"variants": {
"*dabbərô* *šālôm*": "speak peaceably to him/greet him peacefully/address him in a friendly manner"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Genesis.37.5",
"source": "וַיַּחֲלֹ֤ם יוֹסֵף֙ חֲל֔וֹם וַיַּגֵּ֖ד לְאֶחָ֑יו וַיּוֹסִ֥פוּ ע֖וֹד שְׂנֹ֥א אֹתֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And *wə-yaḥălōm* *yôsēp̄* *ḥălôm* and *wə-yaggêḏ* to his *ʾeḥāyw*; and *wə-yôsip̄û* yet *śənōʾ* *ʾōṯô*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yaḥălōm*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he dreamed'",
"*ḥălôm*": "noun, masculine singular - 'dream'",
"*wə-yaggêḏ*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he told'",
"*wə-yôsip̄û*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they continued/added'",
"*śənōʾ*": "infinitive absolute - 'to hate'",
"*ʾōṯô*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'him'"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yôsip̄û* *ʿôḏ* *śənōʾ*": "they hated him even more/they continued further to hate/they added again to hate"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "Genesis.37.6",
"source": "וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם שִׁמְעוּ־נָ֕א הַחֲל֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָלָֽמְתִּי׃",
"text": "And *wə-yōʾmer* to them: *šimʿû*-*nāʾ* the *ha-ḥălôm* *ha-zzê* which *ḥālāmtî*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'",
"*šimʿû*": "imperative 2nd masculine plural - 'hear/listen'",
"*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - 'please'",
"*ha-ḥălôm*": "definite article with noun, masculine singular - 'the dream'",
"*ha-zzê*": "definite article with demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - 'this'",
"*ḥālāmtî*": "verb, perfect 1st common singular - 'I dreamed'"
},
"variants": {
"*šimʿû*-*nāʾ*": "please listen/hear now/I pray you listen"
}
}
7{
"verseID": "Genesis.37.7",
"source": "וְ֠הִנֵּה אֲנַ֜חְנוּ מְאַלְּמִ֤ים אֲלֻמִּים֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֛ה קָ֥מָה אֲלֻמָּתִ֖י וְגַם־נִצָּ֑בָה וְהִנֵּ֤ה תְסֻבֶּ֙ינָה֙ אֲלֻמֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖יןָ לַאֲלֻמָּתִֽי׃",
"text": "And *wə-hinnê* we *məʾalləmîm* *ʾălummîm* in the midst of the *ha-śāḏê*, and *wə-hinnê* *qāmâ* my *ʾălummāṯî* and also-*niṣṣāḇâ*; and *wə-hinnê* *ṯəsubbênâ* your *ʾălummōṯêḵem* and *wə-tištaḥăwênā* to my *la-ʾălummāṯî*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-hinnê*": "conjunction with demonstrative particle - 'and behold/look'",
"*məʾalləmîm*": "piel participle, masculine plural - 'binding/gathering sheaves'",
"*ʾălummîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'sheaves/bundles'",
"*ha-śāḏê*": "definite article with noun, masculine singular - 'the field'",
"*qāmâ*": "verb, perfect 3rd feminine singular - 'arose/stood up'",
"*ʾălummāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - 'my sheaf'",
"*niṣṣāḇâ*": "niphal perfect 3rd feminine singular - 'stood upright/established'",
"*ṯəsubbênâ*": "imperfect 3rd feminine plural - 'they went around/surrounded'",
"*ʾălummōṯêḵem*": "noun, feminine plural with 2nd masculine plural suffix - 'your sheaves'",
"*wə-tištaḥăwênā*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd feminine plural - 'and they bowed down'"
},
"variants": {
"*məʾalləmîm* *ʾălummîm*": "binding sheaves/gathering bundles",
"*niṣṣāḇâ*": "stood upright/remained standing/was established"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Genesis.37.8",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ לוֹ֙ אֶחָ֔יו הֲמָלֹ֤ךְ תִּמְלֹךְ֙ עָלֵ֔ינוּ אִם־מָשׁ֥וֹל תִּמְשֹׁ֖ל בָּ֑נוּ וַיּוֹסִ֤פוּ עוֹד֙ שְׂנֹ֣א אֹת֔וֹ עַל־חֲלֹמֹתָ֖יו וְעַל־דְּבָרָֽיו׃",
"text": "And *wə-yōʾmərû* to him his *ʾeḥāyw*: *hă-mālōḵ* *timlōḵ* over us, if-*māšôl* *timšōl* among us? And *wə-yôsip̄û* again *śənōʾ* *ʾōṯô* because of-his *ḥălōmōṯāyw* and because of-his *dəḇārāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmərû*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they said'",
"*hă-mālōḵ*": "interrogative particle with infinitive absolute - 'will you indeed reign?'",
"*timlōḵ*": "imperfect 2nd masculine singular - 'you will reign'",
"*māšôl*": "infinitive absolute - 'to rule'",
"*timšōl*": "imperfect 2nd masculine singular - 'you will rule'",
"*wə-yôsip̄û*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they continued/added'",
"*śənōʾ*": "infinitive absolute - 'to hate'",
"*ḥălōmōṯāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his dreams'",
"*dəḇārāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his words'"
},
"variants": {
"*hă-mālōḵ* *timlōḵ*": "will you indeed reign/will you actually be king",
"*māšôl* *timšōl*": "will you indeed rule/will you actually have dominion"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Genesis.37.9",
"source": "וַיַּחֲלֹ֥ם עוֹד֙ חֲל֣וֹם אַחֵ֔ר וַיְסַפֵּ֥ר אֹת֖וֹ לְאֶחָ֑יו וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּ֨ה חָלַ֤מְתִּֽי חֲלוֹם֙ ע֔וֹד וְהִנֵּ֧ה הַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ וְהַיָּרֵ֗חַ וְאַחַ֤ד עָשָׂר֙ כּֽוֹכָבִ֔ים מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖ים לִֽי׃",
"text": "And *wə-yaḥălōm* again *ḥălôm* *ʾaḥēr* and *wə-yəsappēr* *ʾōṯô* to his *ʾeḥāyw* and *wə-yōʾmer*: *hinnê* *ḥālamtî* *ḥălôm* again, and *wə-hinnê* the *ha-šemeš* and the *ha-yārēaḥ* and eleven *kôḵāḇîm* *mištaḥăwîm* to me",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yaḥălōm*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he dreamed'",
"*ḥălôm*": "noun, masculine singular - 'dream'",
"*ʾaḥēr*": "adjective, masculine singular - 'another'",
"*wə-yəsappēr*": "waw-consecutive with piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he told'",
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'",
"*hinnê*": "demonstrative particle - 'behold/look'",
"*ḥālamtî*": "verb, perfect 1st common singular - 'I dreamed'",
"*ha-šemeš*": "definite article with noun, feminine singular - 'the sun'",
"*ha-yārēaḥ*": "definite article with noun, masculine singular - 'the moon'",
"*kôḵāḇîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'stars'",
"*mištaḥăwîm*": "hitpael participle, masculine plural - 'bowing down/worshiping'"
},
"variants": {
"*mištaḥăwîm*": "bowing down/worshiping/doing homage to"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "Genesis.37.10",
"source": "וַיְסַפֵּ֣ר אֶל־אָבִיו֮ וְאֶל־אֶחָיו֒ וַיִּגְעַר־בּ֣וֹ אָבִ֔יו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ מָ֛ה הַחֲל֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָלָ֑מְתָּ הֲב֣וֹא נָב֗וֹא אֲנִי֙ וְאִמְּךָ֣ וְאַחֶ֔יךָ לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֥ת לְךָ֖ אָֽרְצָה׃",
"text": "And *wə-yəsappēr* to-his *ʾāḇîw* and to-his *ʾeḥāyw*, and *wə-yigʿar*-at him his *ʾāḇîw* and *wə-yōʾmer* to him: What the *ha-ḥălôm* *ha-zzê* which *ḥālāmtā*? *hă-ḇôʾ* *nāḇôʾ* I and your *wə-ʾimməḵā* and your *wə-ʾaḥêḵā* *lə-hištaḥăwōṯ* to you *ʾārṣâ*?",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yəsappēr*": "waw-consecutive with piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he told'",
"*ʾāḇîw*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his father'",
"*wə-yigʿar*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he rebuked'",
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'",
"*ha-ḥălôm*": "definite article with noun, masculine singular - 'the dream'",
"*ha-zzê*": "definite article with demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - 'this'",
"*ḥālāmtā*": "verb, perfect 2nd masculine singular - 'you dreamed'",
"*hă-ḇôʾ*": "interrogative particle with infinitive absolute - 'shall indeed come?'",
"*nāḇôʾ*": "imperfect 1st common plural - 'we will come'",
"*wə-ʾimməḵā*": "conjunction with noun, feminine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'and your mother'",
"*wə-ʾaḥêḵā*": "conjunction with noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'and your brothers'",
"*lə-hištaḥăwōṯ*": "preposition with hitpael infinitive construct - 'to bow down'",
"*ʾārṣâ*": "noun, feminine singular with directional heh - 'to the ground'"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yigʿar*": "rebuked/scolded/reprimanded",
"*hă-ḇôʾ* *nāḇôʾ*": "shall we indeed come/will we actually come"
}
}
11{
"verseID": "Genesis.37.11",
"source": "וַיְקַנְאוּ־ב֖וֹ אֶחָ֑יו וְאָבִ֖יו שָׁמַ֥ר אֶת־הַדָּבָֽר׃",
"text": "And *wə-yəqanʾû*-him his *ʾeḥāyw*; and his *wə-ʾāḇîw* *šāmar* *ʾeṯ*-the *ha-dāḇār*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yəqanʾû*": "waw-consecutive with piel imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they envied'",
"*ʾeḥāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his brothers'",
"*wə-ʾāḇîw*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'and his father'",
"*šāmar*": "verb, perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'kept/observed/remembered'",
"*ha-dāḇār*": "definite article with noun, masculine singular - 'the word/matter/thing'"
},
"variants": {
"*yəqanʾû*": "envied/were jealous of/were zealous against",
"*šāmar* *ʾeṯ*-*ha-dāḇār*": "kept the matter/observed the saying/remembered the word"
}
}
12{
"verseID": "Genesis.37.12",
"source": "וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ אֶחָ֑יו לִרְע֛וֹת אֶׄתׄ־צֹ֥אן אֲבִיהֶ֖ם בִּשְׁכֶֽם׃",
"text": "And *wə-yēləḵû* his *ʾeḥāyw* *lirʿôṯ* *ʾeṯ*-*ṣōʾn* their *ʾăḇîhem* in *šəḵem*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yēləḵû*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they went'",
"*ʾeḥāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his brothers'",
"*lirʿôṯ*": "preposition with qal infinitive construct - 'to shepherd/tend'",
"*ṣōʾn*": "noun, common singular - 'flock/sheep'",
"*ʾăḇîhem*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'their father'",
"*šəḵem*": "proper noun - 'Shechem'"
},
"variants": {
"*lirʿôṯ*": "to shepherd/to pasture/to tend"
}
}