Génesis 37:19

19 —¡Aquí viene el soñador! —dijeron—.

Génesis 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

Génesis 37:19 In-Context

17 —Sí —le dijo el hombre—. Se han ido de aquí, pero les oí decir: “Vayamos a Dotán”.
Entonces José siguió a sus hermanos hasta Dotán y allí los encontró.

18 José es vendido como esclavo
Cuando los hermanos de José lo vieron acercarse, lo reconocieron desde lejos. Mientras llegaba, tramaron un plan para matarlo.

19 —¡Aquí viene el soñador! —dijeron—.

20 Vamos, matémoslo y tirémoslo en una de esas cisternas. Podemos decirle a nuestro padre: “Un animal salvaje se lo comió”. ¡Entonces veremos en qué quedan sus sueños!

21 Pero cuando Rubén oyó el plan, trató de salvar a José.
—No lo matemos —dijo—.