Genesis 37:19

19 und sprachen untereinander: Seht, der Träumer kommt daher.

Genesis 37:19 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 37:19

And they said one to another
According to the Targum of Jonathan, Simeon and Levi said what follows: nor is it unlikely, since they were hot, passionate, cruel, and bloody minded men, as appears by the affair of Shechem; and perhaps this may be the reason why Joseph afterwards, when governor of Egypt, took Simeon and bound him, ( Genesis 42:24 ) ; which was but a just retaliation for his advice to cast him into a pit when slain:

behold, this dreamer cometh;
or "master of dreams" ^F18; not of the interpretation of them, but of dreaming them; that had them at his command when he pleased, as they jeeringly flouted him; as if he was a framer and contriver of them, and only pretended to them when he had none, or else that he was frequently dreaming and telling his dreams; this they said in a sarcastic way, and, perhaps, as pleased, and rejoicing that such an opportunity offered to take their revenge on him: this shows that it was on the account of his dreams chiefly that they bore such a grudge against him, that this was uppermost on their minds, and was revived at first sight of him, and from whence their malice sprung.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 (twmlxh leb) "magister somniorum", Tigurine version, Montanus; "dominus somniorum", Vatablus, Junius & Tremellius

Genesis 37:19 In-Context

17 Der Mann sprach: Sie sind von dannen gezogen; denn ich hörte, daß sie sagten: Laßt uns gen Dothan gehen. Da folgte Joseph seinen Brüdern nach und fand sie zu Dothan.

18 Als sie ihn nun sahen von ferne, ehe er denn nahe zu ihnen kam machten sie einen Anschlag, daß sie ihn töteten,

19 und sprachen untereinander: Seht, der Träumer kommt daher.

20 So kommt nun und laßt uns ihn erwürgen und in eine Grube werfen und sagen, ein böses Tier habe ihn gefressen, so wird man sehen, was seine Träume sind.

21 Da das Ruben hörte, wollte er ihn aus ihren Händen erretten, und sprach: Laßt uns ihn nicht töten.