Genesis 37:11

11 His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.

Genesis 37:11 in Other Translations

11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

11 And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.

11 But while his brothers were jealous of Joseph, his father wondered what the dreams meant.

11 Now his brothers were really jealous; but his father brooded over the whole business.

11 And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind.

11 So his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept thinking about these things.

11 His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter [in mind].

11 His brothers were jealous of him. But his father kept the matter in mind.

Genesis 37:11 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 37:11

And his brethren envied him
Notwithstanding all the precaution Jacob took to prevent it; they suspecting and fearing that these dreams portended the pre-eminence of Joseph over them, or however served to fill his mind with the hopes and expectation of it:

but his father observed the saying;
what Joseph had said in relating his dream; he laid it up in his mind and kept it there, often thought of it, and waited to see its accomplishment.

Genesis 37:11 In-Context

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

10 When he told his father as well as his brothers, his father rebuked him and said, “What is this dream you had? Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”

11 His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.

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

13 and Israel said to Joseph, “As you know, your brothers are grazing the flocks near Shechem. Come, I am going to send you to them.” “Very well,” he replied.

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 26:14; Acts 7:9
• 2. Luke 2:19,51