Genesis 37:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brothers, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars bowed to me.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּחֲלֹ֥ם עוֹד֙ חֲל֣וֹם אַחֵ֔ר וַיְסַפֵּ֥ר אֹת֖וֹ לְאֶחָ֑יו וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּ֨ה חָלַ֤מְתִּֽי חֲלוֹם֙ ע֔וֹד וְהִנֵּ֧ה הַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ וְהַיָּרֵ֗חַ וְאַחַ֤ד עָשָׂר֙ כּֽוֹכָבִ֔ים מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖ים לִֽי׃

Transliteration

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 Details

• *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'

Word Meanings

• *mištaḥăwîm*: bowing down/worshiping/doing homage to

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. He said, "Look, I had another dream, and this time the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me."

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he dreamed{H2492} yet another{H312} dream,{H2472} and told{H5608} it to his brethren,{H251} and said,{H559} Behold, I have dreamed{H2492} yet a dream:{H2472} and, behold, the sun{H8121} and the moon{H3394} and eleven{H6240} stars{H3556} made obeisance{H7812} to me.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he dreamed{H2492}{(H8799)} yet another{H312} dream{H2472}, and told{H5608}{(H8762)} it his brethren{H251}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Behold, I have dreamed{H2492}{(H8804)} a dream{H2472} more; and, behold, the sun{H8121} and the moon{H3394} and the eleven{H6240}{H259} stars{H3556} made obeisance{H7812}{(H8693)} to me.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he dreamed yet another dreame and told it his brethren saynge: beholde I haue had one dreame more: me thought the sonne and the moone and.xi. starres made obaysaunce to me.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he had yet another dreame, which he tolde his brethre, & saide: Beholde, I had yet another dreame: Me thought ye Sonne & ye Moone & eleuen starres made obeisauce to me.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Againe hee dreamed an other dreame, & tolde it his brethren, and saide, Behold, I haue had one dreame more, and beholde, the Sunne and the Moone & eleuen starres did reuerence to me.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he dreamed yet another dreame, and tolde it his brethren, saying: behold I haue had one dreame more, and beholde, the sunne, and the moone, & 11 starres made obeysaunce to me.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brothers, and said, "Behold, I have dreamed yet another dream: and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he dreameth yet another dream, and recounteth it to his brethren, and saith, `Lo, I have dreamed a dream again, and lo, the sun and the moon, and eleven stars, are bowing themselves to me.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed yet a dream: and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars made obeisance to me.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed yet a dream: and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars made obeisance to me.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then he had another dream, and gave his brothers an account of it, saying, I have had another dream: the sun and the moon and eleven stars gave honour to me.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brothers, and said, "Behold, I have dreamed yet another dream: and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then he had another dream, and told it to his brothers.“Look,” he said.“I had another dream. The sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”

Referenced Verses

• Acts 7:9-9 : 9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt, but God was with him, 10 And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house. 11 Now there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction; and our fathers found no sustenance. 12 But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first. 13 And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers; and Joseph's family was made known to Pharaoh. 14 Then Joseph sent and called his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five souls.
• Phil 2:15 : 15 That you may be blameless and harmless, children of God, without fault, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world;
• 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.
• Gen 37:10 : 10 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?
• Gen 41:25 : 25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, The dreams of Pharaoh are one; God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.
• Gen 41:32 : 32 As for the dream being repeated to Pharaoh twice, it means that the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
• Gen 43:28 : 28 And they answered, Your servant our father is in good health, he is still alive. And they bowed their heads and prostrated themselves.
• Gen 44:14 : 14 And Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house; for he was still there: and they fell before him on the ground.
• Gen 44:19 : 19 My lord asked his servants, saying, Do you have a father or a brother?
• Gen 45:9 : 9 Hurry and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus says your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not delay.
• Gen 46:29 : 29 And Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen, and he presented himself to him, and he embraced him, and wept on his shoulder for a good while.
• Gen 47:12 : 12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brothers, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families.
• Gen 50:15-21 : 15 And when Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will perhaps hate us, and will certainly repay us all the evil that we did unto him. 16 And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Your father did command before he died, saying, 17 So shall you say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray you now, the trespass of your brothers, and their sin, for they did unto you evil, and now, we pray you, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father. And Joseph wept when they spoke unto him. 18 And his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, Behold, we are your servants. 19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not, for am I in the place of God? 20 But as for you, you thought evil against me, but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save many people alive. 21 Now therefore fear not, I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spoke kindly unto them.
• Dan 8:10 : 10 And it grew great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and trampled upon them.