--- title: Joseph and his brothers — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Joseph and his brothers», a lesson of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Jacob loved his son Joseph most and gave him a richly decorated coat; Joseph also told his brothers about dreams in which they bowed down --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Religion ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/) / Joseph and his brothers # Joseph and his brothers Lesson 5 of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school: 20 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/0/) — Jacob loved his son Joseph most and gave him a richly decorated coat; Joseph also told his brothers about dreams in which they bowed down to him, and their jealousy grew. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/1/) — The brothers threw Joseph into a pit, sold him to traders and told their father a wild animal had killed him; in Egypt Joseph refused to do wrong with his master Potiphar's wife, was falsely accused and put in prison. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/2/) — In prison he helped others and explained dreams, and when he explained Pharaoh's dreams of seven fat and seven thin cows, Pharaoh put him in charge of storing grain, and Joseph saved Egypt and many nations from famine. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/3/) — When his brothers came to buy grain and bowed before him, Joseph tested whether they had changed, then revealed himself, wept and forgave them, saying "You meant it for evil, but God meant it for good" (Genesis 50:20). - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/4/) — For a child today: favouritism hurts, being right is not the same as speaking wisely, one wrong leads to bigger ones, and you can do good even in a hard place. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/5/) — Above all, forgiveness is stronger than revenge, and Christians believe God can bring good even out of the bad things people do. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/6/) — Joseph was one of the youngest of Jacob's twelve sons. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/7/) — Jacob loved Joseph most and gave him a richly decorated coat, which made his brothers jealous. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/8/) — Joseph dreamed that his brothers' sheaves of corn, and the sun, moon and stars, bowed down to him, and he told them. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/9/) — The brothers threw Joseph into a pit, sold him to traders and told their father he had been killed by an animal. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/10/) — In Egypt Joseph refused to do wrong with his master Potiphar's wife; she falsely accused him and he was put in prison. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/11/) — In prison Joseph helped the other prisoners and explained the dreams of Pharaoh's baker and cupbearer. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/12/) — Pharaoh dreamed of seven fat cows and seven thin cows; Joseph explained this meant seven years of plenty, then seven of famine. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/13/) — Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of storing grain, and he saved Egypt and many nations from famine. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/14/) — The brothers came to Egypt for grain and bowed before Joseph without knowing him; he tested whether they had changed. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/15/) — Joseph revealed himself, wept and forgave his brothers. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/16/) — Joseph told his brothers: "You meant it for evil, but God meant it for good" (Genesis 50:20). - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/17/) — Christians believe God can bring good even out of bad things people do; this does not make the bad things right. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/18/) — Genesis, with Joseph's story, is part of the Jewish Torah as well as the Christian Bible. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/19/) — The word "coat of many colours" comes from old English Bibles; newer ones often say "richly ornamented robe". - ← previous: [Abraham, Isaac and Jacob](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/4-abraham-isaac-and-jacob/) - next →: [Moses and the Exodus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/6-moses-and-the-exodus/) - ↑ back to [Religion ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/)