Genesis 37:7

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

There we were, binding sheaves of grain in the middle of the field. Suddenly my sheaf rose up and stood upright and your sheaves surrounded my sheaf and bowed down to it!”

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 42:6 : 6 Now Joseph was the ruler of the country, the one who sold grain to all the people of the country. Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
  • Gen 42:9 : 9 Then Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them, and he said to them,“You are spies; you have come to see if our land is vulnerable!”
  • Gen 43:26 : 26 When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought inside, and they bowed down to the ground before him.
  • Gen 44:14 : 14 So Judah and his brothers came back to Joseph’s house. He was still there, and they threw themselves to the ground before him.
  • Gen 44:19 : 19 My lord asked his servants,‘Do you have a father or a brother?’
  • Phil 2:10 : 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow– in heaven and on earth and under the earth–
  • Col 1:18 : 18 He is the head of the body, the church, as well as the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself may become first in all things.

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  • Gen 37:5-6
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    5Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him even more.

    6He said to them,“Listen to this dream I had:

  • Gen 37:8-12
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    8Then his brothers asked him,“Do you really think you will rule over us or have dominion over us?” They hated him even more because of his dream and because of what he said.

    9Then 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.”

    10When 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?”

    11His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what Joseph said.

    12When his brothers had gone to graze their father’s flocks near Shechem,

  • Gen 37:18-20
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    18Now Joseph’s brothers saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.

    19They said to one another,“Here comes this master of dreams!

    20Come now, let’s kill him, throw him into one of the cisterns, and then say that a wild animal ate him. Then we’ll see how his dreams turn out!”

  • 18Then his brothers also came and threw themselves down before him; they said,“Here we are; we are your slaves.”

  • 22I also saw in my dream seven heads of grain growing on one stalk, full and good.

  • 5Then he fell asleep again and had a second dream: There were seven heads of grain growing on one stalk, healthy and good.

  • Gen 31:9-10
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    9In this way God has snatched away your father’s livestock and given them to me.

    10“Once during breeding season I saw in a dream that the male goats mating with the flock were streaked, speckled, and spotted.

  • 6Now Joseph was the ruler of the country, the one who sold grain to all the people of the country. Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.

  • 16He replied,“I’m looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are grazing their flocks.”

  • Gen 33:6-8
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    6The female servants came forward with their children and bowed down.

    7Then Leah came forward with her children and they bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed down.

    8Esau then asked,“What did you intend by sending all these herds to meet me?” Jacob replied,“To find favor in your sight, my lord.”

  • 3But Jacob himself went on ahead of them, and he bowed toward the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

  • 11We each had a dream one night; each of us had a dream with its own meaning.

  • 14So Judah and his brothers came back to Joseph’s house. He was still there, and they threw themselves to the ground before him.

  • 29May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. You will be lord over your brothers, and the sons of your mother will bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”

  • 26When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought inside, and they bowed down to the ground before him.

  • Gen 40:9-10
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    9So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph:“In my dream, there was a vine in front of me.

    10On the vine there were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms opened and its clusters ripened into grapes.

  • 3So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.

  • 3Pharaoh said to Joseph’s brothers,“What is your occupation?” They said to Pharaoh,“Your servants take care of flocks, just as our ancestors did.”

  • 27Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites, but let’s not lay a hand on him, for after all, he is our brother, our own flesh.” His brothers agreed.

  • 7They answered him,“Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!

  • 32The men are shepherds; they take care of livestock. They have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.’

  • 1Joseph’s Brothers in Egypt When Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons,“Why are you looking at each other?”

  • 12So Joseph moved them from Israel’s knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.

  • 12and had a dream. He saw a stairway erected on the earth with its top reaching to the heavens. The angels of God were going up and coming down it

  • 28“Your servant our father is well,” they replied.“He is still alive.” They bowed down in humility.

  • 24When we returned to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

  • 30Indeed, you had little before I arrived, but now your possessions have increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I worked. But now, how long must it be before I do something for my own family too?”

  • 15Gideon Routs the Enemy When Gideon heard the report of the dream and its interpretation, he praised God. Then he went back to the Israelite camp and said,“Get up, for the LORD is handing the Midianite army over to you!”

  • 7The thin heads swallowed up the seven healthy and full heads. Then Pharaoh woke up and realized it was a dream.

  • 2Abraham looked up and saw three men standing across from him. When he saw them he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

  • 12Then he said,‘Observe that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled, or spotted, for I have observed all that Laban has done to you.