Genesis 37:10

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he told it to his father, and to his brothers: and his father rebuked him, and said to him, What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow down ourselves to you to the earth?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְסַפֵּ֣ר אֶל־אָבִיו֮ וְאֶל־אֶחָיו֒ וַיִּגְעַר־בּ֣וֹ אָבִ֔יו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ מָ֛ה הַחֲל֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָלָ֑מְתָּ הֲב֣וֹא נָב֗וֹא אֲנִי֙ וְאִמְּךָ֣ וְאַחֶ֔יךָ לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֥ת לְךָ֖ אָֽרְצָה׃

Transliteration

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 Details

• *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'

Word Meanings

• *wə-yigʿar*: rebuked/scolded/reprimanded
• *hă-ḇôʾ* *nāḇôʾ*: shall we indeed come/will we actually come

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When he told the dream to his father and brothers, his father rebuked him, asking, "What kind of dream is this that you have had? Will I, your mother, and your brothers really come and bow down to the ground before you?"

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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?

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And when he had told it vnto his father and his brethern his father rebuked him and sayde vnto him: what meaneth this dreame which thou hast dreamed: shall I and thy mother and thy brethren come and fall on the grounde before the?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And wha this was tolde his father and his brethre, his father reproued him, & sayde vnto him: What maner of dreame is this, yt thou hast dreamed? Shall I & thy mother, & thy brethren come & fall before ye vpon the groude?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then he tolde it vnto his father and to his brethren, and his father rebuked him, and saide vnto him, What is this dreame, which thou hast dreamed? Shal I, and thy mother, & thy brethren come in deede & fall on the ground before thee?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when he had tolde it to his father and his brethren, his father rebuked hym, and sayde vnto him: What is this dreame that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren in deede come to bowe to thee?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He told it to his father and to his brothers. His father rebuked him, and said to him, "What is this dream that you have dreamed? Will I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves down to you to the earth?"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he recounteth unto his father, and unto his brethren; and his father pusheth against him, and saith to him, `What `is' this dream which thou hast dreamt? do we certainly come -- I, and thy mother, and thy brethren -- to bow ourselves to thee, to the earth?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he gave word of it to his father and his brothers; but his father protesting said, What sort of a dream is this? am I and your mother and your brothers to go down on our faces to the earth before you?

• World English Bible (2000)

  He told it to his father and to his brothers. His father rebuked him, and said to him, "What is this dream that you have dreamed? Will I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves down to you to the earth?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When he told his father and his brothers, his father rebuked him, saying,“What is this dream that you had? Will I, your mother, and your brothers really come and bow down to you?”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 27:29 : 29 Let people serve you, and nations bow down to you: be lord over your brothers, and let your mother's sons bow down to you: cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be he who blesses you.
• Gen 37:7 : 7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood around, and bowed to my sheaf.
• Isa 60:14 : 14 Also the sons of those who afflicted you shall come bending to you; and all those who despised you shall fall prostrate at the soles of your feet, and they shall call you, The City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
• Phil 2:10-11 : 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and those on earth, and those under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.