1 Jacob continued to live in the lnd of Canaan, where his father had lived, 2 and this the story of Jacob's family.
Jacob, a young man of seventeen, took care of the sheep and goats with his braothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpahm his father's concubines. He brought bad reports to his father about what his brothers were doing.
3 Jacob loved Joseph more than all his others sons, because he had been born to him when he was old. He made a long robe with full sleeves for him. 4 When his brothers saw that their father loved Joseph more than he loved them, they hated their brothers so much that they would not speak to him in a friendly manner.
5 One time Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brother about it, they hated him even more. 6 He said, "Listento the dream I had. 7 We were all in the field tying up sheaves of wheat, when my sheaf got up and stood up straight. Yours formed a circle around mine and bowed down to it."
8 "Do you think you are going to be a king and rule over us?" his brothers asked. So they hated him even more because of his dreams and because of what he said about them.
9 Then Joseph had another dream and told his brothers, "I had dream, in which I saw the sun, the moon, and eleven stars bowing down to me."
10 He also told the dream to his father, and his father scolded him: "What kind of a dream is that? Do you think that your mother, your brothers, and I are going to come and bow down to you?" 11 Joseph's brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept thinking about the whole matter.
Jacob, a young man of seventeen, took care of the sheep and goats with his braothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpahm his father's concubines. He brought bad reports to his father about what his brothers were doing.
3 Jacob loved Joseph more than all his others sons, because he had been born to him when he was old. He made a long robe with full sleeves for him. 4 When his brothers saw that their father loved Joseph more than he loved them, they hated their brothers so much that they would not speak to him in a friendly manner.
5 One time Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brother about it, they hated him even more. 6 He said, "Listento the dream I had. 7 We were all in the field tying up sheaves of wheat, when my sheaf got up and stood up straight. Yours formed a circle around mine and bowed down to it."
8 "Do you think you are going to be a king and rule over us?" his brothers asked. So they hated him even more because of his dreams and because of what he said about them.
9 Then Joseph had another dream and told his brothers, "I had dream, in which I saw the sun, the moon, and eleven stars bowing down to me."
10 He also told the dream to his father, and his father scolded him: "What kind of a dream is that? Do you think that your mother, your brothers, and I are going to come and bow down to you?" 11 Joseph's brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept thinking about the whole matter.