--- title: Genesis 37 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Genesis chapter 37 of the Tanakh (The Torah) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/37/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Torah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/) / [Genesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/) / chapter 37 # Genesis 37 36 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [37:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.1/) — וַיֵּשֶׁב יַעֲקֹב בְּאֶרֶץ מְגוּרֵי אָבִיו בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃ — And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan. - [37:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.2/) — אֵלֶּה ׀ תֹּלְדוֹת יַעֲקֹב יוֹסֵף בֶּן־שְׁבַֽע־עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה הָיָה רֹעֶה אֶת־אֶחָיו בַּצֹּאן וְהוּא נַעַר אֶת־בְּנֵי בִלְהָה וְאֶת־בְּנֵי זִלְפָּה נְשֵׁי אָבִיו וַיָּבֵא יוֹסֵף אֶת־דִּבָּתָם רָעָה אֶל־אֲבִיהֶֽם׃ — These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren, being still a lad even with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph brought evil report of them unto their father. - [37:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.3/) — וְיִשְׂרָאֵל אָהַב אֶת־יוֹסֵף מִכָּל־בָּנָיו כִּֽי־בֶן־זְקֻנִים הוּא לוֹ וְעָשָׂה לוֹ כְּתֹנֶת פַּסִּֽים׃ — Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a coat of many colours. - [37:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.4/) — וַיִּרְאוּ אֶחָיו כִּֽי־אֹתוֹ אָהַב אֲבִיהֶם מִכָּל־אֶחָיו וַֽיִּשְׂנְאוּ אֹתוֹ וְלֹא יָכְלוּ דַּבְּרוֹ לְשָׁלֹֽם׃ — And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. - [37:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.5/) — וַיַּחֲלֹם יוֹסֵף חֲלוֹם וַיַּגֵּד לְאֶחָיו וַיּוֹסִפוּ עוֹד שְׂנֹא אֹתֽוֹ׃ — And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren; and they hated him yet the more. - [37:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.6/) — וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם שִׁמְעוּ־נָא הַחֲלוֹם הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר חָלָֽמְתִּי׃ — And he said unto them: 'Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: - [37:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.7/) — וְהִנֵּה אֲנַחְנוּ מְאַלְּמִים אֲלֻמִּים בְּתוֹךְ הַשָּׂדֶה וְהִנֵּה קָמָה אֲלֻמָּתִי וְגַם־נִצָּבָה וְהִנֵּה תְסֻבֶּינָה אֲלֻמֹּתֵיכֶם וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶיןָ לַאֲלֻמָּתִֽי׃ — for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves came round about, and bowed down to my sheaf.' - [37:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.8/) — וַיֹּאמְרוּ לוֹ אֶחָיו הֲמָלֹךְ תִּמְלֹךְ עָלֵינוּ אִם־מָשׁוֹל תִּמְשֹׁל בָּנוּ וַיּוֹסִפוּ עוֹד שְׂנֹא אֹתוֹ עַל־חֲלֹמֹתָיו וְעַל־דְּבָרָֽיו׃ — And his brethren said to him: 'Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us?' And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. - [37:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.9/) — וַיַּחֲלֹם עוֹד חֲלוֹם אַחֵר וַיְסַפֵּר אֹתוֹ לְאֶחָיו וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה חָלַמְתִּֽי חֲלוֹם עוֹד וְהִנֵּה הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְהַיָּרֵחַ וְאַחַד עָשָׂר כּֽוֹכָבִים מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים לִֽי׃ — And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said: 'Behold, I have dreamed yet a dream: and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.' - [37:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.10/) — וַיְסַפֵּר אֶל־אָבִיו וְאֶל־אֶחָיו וַיִּגְעַר־בּוֹ אָבִיו וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ מָה הַחֲלוֹם הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר חָלָמְתָּ הֲבוֹא נָבוֹא אֲנִי וְאִמְּךָ וְאַחֶיךָ לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺת לְךָ אָֽרְצָה׃ — And he told it to his father, and to his brethren; and his father rebuked him, and said unto him: 'What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down to thee to the earth?' - [37:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.11/) — וַיְקַנְאוּ־בוֹ אֶחָיו וְאָבִיו שָׁמַר אֶת־הַדָּבָֽר׃ — And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind. - [37:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.12/) — וַיֵּלְכוּ אֶחָיו לִרְעוֹת אֶׄתׄ־צֹאןאֲבִיהֶם בִּשְׁכֶֽם׃ — And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. - [37:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.13/) — וַיֹּאמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יוֹסֵף הֲלוֹא אַחֶיךָ רֹעִים בִּשְׁכֶם לְכָה וְאֶשְׁלָחֲךָ אֲלֵיהֶם וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ הִנֵּֽנִי׃ — And Israel said unto Joseph: 'Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them.' And he said to him: 'Here am I.' - [37:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.14/) — וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ לֶךְ־נָא רְאֵה אֶת־שְׁלוֹם אַחֶיךָ וְאֶת־שְׁלוֹם הַצֹּאן וַהֲשִׁבֵנִי דָּבָר וַיִּשְׁלָחֵהוּ מֵעֵמֶק חֶבְרוֹן וַיָּבֹא שְׁכֶֽמָה׃ — And he said to him: 'Go now, see whether it is well with thy brethren, and well with the flock; and bring me back word.' So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. - [37:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.15/) — וַיִּמְצָאֵהוּ אִישׁ וְהִנֵּה תֹעֶה בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיִּשְׁאָלֵהוּ הָאִישׁ לֵאמֹר מַה־תְּבַקֵּֽשׁ׃ — And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying: 'What seekest thou?' - [37:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.16/) — וַיֹּאמֶר אֶת־אַחַי אָנֹכִי מְבַקֵּשׁ הַגִּֽידָה־נָּא לִי אֵיפֹה הֵם רֹעִֽים׃ — And he said: 'I seek my brethren. Tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock.' - [37:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.17/) — וַיֹּאמֶר הָאִישׁ נָסְעוּ מִזֶּה כִּי שָׁמַעְתִּי אֹֽמְרִים נֵלְכָה דֹּתָיְנָה וַיֵּלֶךְ יוֹסֵף אַחַר אֶחָיו וַיִּמְצָאֵם בְּדֹתָֽן׃ — And the man said: 'They are departed hence; for I heard them say: Let us go to Dothan.' And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. - [37:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.18/) — וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתוֹ מֵרָחֹק וּבְטֶרֶם יִקְרַב אֲלֵיהֶם וַיִּֽתְנַכְּלוּ אֹתוֹ לַהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ — And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. - [37:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.19/) — וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־אָחִיו הִנֵּה בַּעַל הַחֲלֹמוֹת הַלָּזֶה בָּֽא׃ — And they said one to another: 'Behold, this dreamer cometh. - [37:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.20/) — וְעַתָּה ׀ לְכוּ וְנַֽהַרְגֵהוּ וְנַשְׁלִכֵהוּ בְּאַחַד הַבֹּרוֹת וְאָמַרְנוּ חַיָּה רָעָה אֲכָלָתְהוּ וְנִרְאֶה מַה־יִּהְיוּ חֲלֹמֹתָֽיו׃ — Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say: An evil beast hath devoured him; and we shall see what will become of his dreams.' - [37:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.21/) — וַיִּשְׁמַע רְאוּבֵן וַיַּצִּלֵהוּ מִיָּדָם וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא נַכֶּנּוּ נָֽפֶשׁ׃ — And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand; and said: 'Let us not take his life.' - [37:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.22/) — וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם ׀ רְאוּבֵן אַל־תִּשְׁפְּכוּ־דָם הַשְׁלִיכוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל־הַבּוֹר הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר בַּמִּדְבָּר וְיָד אַל־תִּשְׁלְחוּ־בוֹ לְמַעַן הַצִּיל אֹתוֹ מִיָּדָם לַהֲשִׁיבוֹ אֶל־אָבִֽיו׃ — And Reuben said unto them: 'Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him' — that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father. - [37:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.23/) — וַֽיְהִי כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־בָּא יוֹסֵף אֶל־אֶחָיו וַיַּפְשִׁיטוּ אֶת־יוֹסֵף אֶת־כֻּתָּנְתּוֹ אֶת־כְּתֹנֶת הַפַּסִּים אֲשֶׁר עָלָֽיו׃ — And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colours that was on him; - [37:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.24/) — וַיִּקָּחֻהוּ וַיַּשְׁלִכוּ אֹתוֹ הַבֹּרָה וְהַבּוֹר רֵק אֵין בּוֹ מָֽיִם׃ — and they took him, and cast him into the pit — and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. - [37:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.25/) — וַיֵּשְׁבוּ לֶֽאֱכָל־לֶחֶם וַיִּשְׂאוּ עֵֽינֵיהֶם וַיִּרְאוּ וְהִנֵּה אֹרְחַת יִשְׁמְעֵאלִים בָּאָה מִגִּלְעָד וּגְמַלֵּיהֶם נֹֽשְׂאִים נְכֹאת וּצְרִי וָלֹט הוֹלְכִים לְהוֹרִיד מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ — And they sat down to eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and ladanum, going to carry it down to Egypt. - [37:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.26/) — וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה אֶל־אֶחָיו מַה־בֶּצַע כִּי נַהֲרֹג אֶת־אָחִינוּ וְכִסִּינוּ אֶת־דָּמֽוֹ׃ — And Judah said unto his brethren: 'What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood? - [37:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.27/) — לְכוּ וְנִמְכְּרֶנּוּ לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִים וְיָדֵנוּ אַל־תְּהִי־בוֹ כִּֽי־אָחִינוּ בְשָׂרֵנוּ הוּא וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶחָֽיו׃ — Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh.' And his brethren hearkened unto him. - [37:28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.28/) — וַיַּֽעַבְרוּ אֲנָשִׁים מִדְיָנִים סֹֽחֲרִים וַֽיִּמְשְׁכוּ וַיַּֽעֲלוּ אֶת־יוֹסֵף מִן־הַבּוֹר וַיִּמְכְּרוּ אֶת־יוֹסֵף לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִים בְּעֶשְׂרִים כָּסֶף וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת־יוֹסֵף מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ — And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt. - [37:29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.29/) — וַיָּשָׁב רְאוּבֵן אֶל־הַבּוֹר וְהִנֵּה אֵין־יוֹסֵף בַּבּוֹר וַיִּקְרַע אֶת־בְּגָדָֽיו׃ — And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes. - [37:30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.30/) — וַיָּשָׁב אֶל־אֶחָיו וַיֹּאמַר הַיֶּלֶד אֵינֶנּוּ וַאֲנִי אָנָה אֲנִי־בָֽא׃ — And he returned unto his brethren, and said: 'The child is not; and as for me, whither shall I go?' - [37:31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.31/) — וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־כְּתֹנֶת יוֹסֵף וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ שְׂעִיר עִזִּים וַיִּטְבְּלוּ אֶת־הַכֻּתֹּנֶת בַּדָּֽם׃ — And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood; - [37:32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.32/) — וַֽיְשַׁלְּחוּ אֶת־כְּתֹנֶת הַפַּסִּים וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶל־אֲבִיהֶם וַיֹּאמְרוּ זֹאת מָצָאנוּ הַכֶּר־נָא הַכְּתֹנֶת בִּנְךָ הִוא אִם־לֹֽא׃ — and they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said: 'This have we found. Know now whether it is thy son's coat or not.' - [37:33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.33/) — וַיַּכִּירָהּ וַיֹּאמֶר כְּתֹנֶת בְּנִי חַיָּה רָעָה אֲכָלָתְהוּ טָרֹף טֹרַף יוֹסֵֽף׃ — And he knew it, and said: 'It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.' - [37:34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.34/) — וַיִּקְרַע יַעֲקֹב שִׂמְלֹתָיו וַיָּשֶׂם שַׂק בְּמָתְנָיו וַיִּתְאַבֵּל עַל־בְּנוֹ יָמִים רַבִּֽים׃ — And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. - [37:35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.35/) — וַיָּקֻמוּ כָל־בָּנָיו וְכָל־בְּנֹתָיו לְנַחֲמוֹ וַיְמָאֵן לְהִתְנַחֵם וַיֹּאמֶר כִּֽי־אֵרֵד אֶל־בְּנִי אָבֵל שְׁאֹלָה וַיֵּבְךְּ אֹתוֹ אָבִֽיו׃ — And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said: 'Nay, but I will go down to the grave to my son mourning.' And his father wept for him. - [37:36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.36/) — וְהַמְּדָנִים מָכְרוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל־מִצְרָיִם לְפֽוֹטִיפַר סְרִיס פַּרְעֹה שַׂר הַטַּבָּחִֽים׃פ — And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard. - ← previous: [Genesis 36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/36/) - next →: [Genesis 38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/38/) - ↑ back to [Genesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/)