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37:1And Jacob dwelt in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan. Compare
37:2These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, when he was seventeen years old, was shepherding the flock with his brothers while he was still a youth, with the sons of Bilhah and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought an evil report of them to their father. Compare
37:3Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons because he was the son of his old age, and he had made him a coat of many colors. Compare
37:4And when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him. Compare
37:5Then Joseph had a dream; and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more. Compare
37:6And he said to them, Listen to this dream which I have had: Compare
37:7There we were, binding sheaves in the field, when suddenly my sheaf rose up and remained standing; and then your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to my sheaf. Compare
37:8And his brothers said to him, Will you indeed reign over us and actually be a ruler among us? So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words. Compare
37:9And he had still another dream and told it to his brothers and said, Now I have had another dream: There were the sun and the moon and eleven stars, bowing down to me. Compare
37:10And he told it to his father and to his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, What is this dream that you have had? Shall I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow down to the ground to you? Compare
37:11And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in his heart. Compare
37:12Then his brothers went to shepherd their father's flock in Shechem. Compare
37:13And Israel said to Joseph, Your brothers are now shepherding the flock in Shechem. Come, and I will send you to them. And he said to him, Here I am. Compare
37:14And he said to him, Go now, see if it is well with your brothers and well with the flock, and bring word back to me. So he sent him from the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. Compare
37:15And a man found him; and there he was, wandering in the field, and the man asked him, saying, What are you seeking? Compare
37:16And he said, I am seeking my brothers. Please tell me where they are shepherding the flock. Compare
37:17And the man said, They have moved on from here; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brothers and found them in Dothan. Compare
37:18And when they saw him from a distance and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to put him to death. Compare
37:19And they said one to another, Here comes this master of dreams. Compare
37:20Now then, come and let us slay him and throw him into one of the pits; and we will say, A wild beast has devoured him; then we will see what will become of his dreams. Compare
37:21But when Reuben heard it, he tried to deliver him out of their hand and said, Let us not take his life. Compare
37:22And Reuben said to them, Shed no blood; throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him-that he might deliver him out of their hand to restore him to his father. Compare
37:23And when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him; Compare
37:24And they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty; there was no water in it. Compare
37:25Then they sat down to eat food; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and there was a caravan of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing aromatic gum and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. Compare
37:26Then Judah said to his brothers, What gain is there if we slay our brother and conceal his blood? Compare
37:27Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let our hand not be on him; for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers listened to him. Compare
37:28So when some Midianite traders passed by, they pulled Joseph up, lifting him out of the pit, and they sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And these brought Joseph into Egypt. Compare
37:29And when Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he tore his clothes. Compare
37:30And he returned to his brothers and said, The boy is not there; so as for me, what shall I do? Compare
37:31Then they took Joseph's coat and slaughtered a male goat and dipped the coat in the blood. Compare
37:32And they sent the coat of many colors and had it brought to their father and said, We found this; please examine it, and see whether it is your son's coat or not. Compare
37:33And he recognized it and said, It is my son's coat. A wild beast has devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn to pieces. Compare
37:34And Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth upon his loins and mourned for his son many days. Compare
37:35And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted and said, Surely I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning. Thus his father wept for him. Compare
37:36Meanwhile the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an official of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard. Compare
38:1Now at that time Judah went down from his brothers and pitched his tent near a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. Compare
38:2And Judah saw there the daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. And he took her and went in to her. Compare
38:3And she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Er. Compare
38:4And she conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name Onan. Compare
38:5And yet again she bore a son and called his name Shelah, and she was in Chezib when she bore him. Compare
38:6And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar. Compare
38:7And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah. And Jehovah put him to death. Compare
38:8And Judah said to Onan, Go in to your brother's wife, and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up seed to your brother. Compare
38:9But since Onan knew that the seed would not be his, whenever he went in to his brother's wife, he spilled it on the ground, so that he would not give seed to his brother. Compare
38:10But what he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah, so He put him to death also. Compare
38:11Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in your father's house until Shelah my son grows up. For he thought, He also may die, like his brothers. So Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house. Compare
38:12And in process of time Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and Judah was comforted and went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. Compare
38:13And it was told to Tamar, saying, Your father-in-law is now going up to Timnah to shear his sheep. Compare
38:14And she removed from herself her widow's garments and covered herself with a veil and wrapped herself and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah had grown up, and she had not been given to him as his wife. Compare
38:15And when Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot, for she had covered her face. Compare
38:16And he turned aside to her by the way and said, Come now, let me come in to you; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What will you give me, that you may come in to me? Compare
38:17And he said, I will send you a kid from the flock. And she said, Only if you give me a pledge until you send it. Compare
38:18And he said, What pledge shall I give you? And she said, Your seal and your cord and your staff that is in your hand. And he gave them to her and went in to her, and she conceived by him. Compare
38:19And she arose and went away, and removed her veil from herself and put on her widow's garments. Compare
38:20And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand; but he did not find her. Compare
38:21Then he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the prostitute who was by the road at Enaim? And they said, There has been no prostitute here. Compare
38:22And he returned to Judah and said, I did not find her; and also the men of the place said, There has been no prostitute here. Compare
38:23And Judah said, Let her keep the things for herself, lest we become a laughing stock; you see, I sent her this kid, but you did not find her. Compare
38:24And about three months later it was told Judah, saying, Tamar your daughter-in-law has played the harlot; moreover, now she is pregnant by harlotry. And Judah said, Bring her out, and let her be burned. Compare
38:25As she was being brought out, she sent word to her father-in-law, saying, I am pregnant by the man to whom these belong. And she said, Please note whose these are, the seal and the cords and the staff. Compare
38:26And Judah took note of them and said, She is more righteous than I, because I did not give her to my son Shelah. And he did not know her again anymore. Compare
38:27And at the time of her delivery, there were twins in her womb. Compare
38:28And while she was giving birth, one put out a hand; and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, This one came out first. Compare
38:29But when he drew back his hand, his brother suddenly came out; and she said, What a breach you have made for yourself! Therefore his name was called Perez. Compare
38:30And afterward his brother came out, who had the scarlet thread on his hand; and his name was called Zerah. Compare

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