American Standard Version (ASV) With Strong Codes

1. And Jacob[H3290] dwelt[H3427] in the land[H776] of his father[H1]'s sojournings[H4033], in the land[H776] of Canaan[H3667].

2. These are the generations[H8435] of Jacob[H3290]. Joseph[H3130], being seventeen[H6240] years[H8141] old[H1121], was feeding[H7462] the flock[H6629] with his brethren[H251]; and he was a lad[H5288] with the sons[H1121] of Bilhah[H1090], and with the sons[H1121] of Zilpah[H2153], his father[H1]'s wives[H802]: and Joseph[H3130] brought[H935] the evil[H7451] report[H1681] of them unto their father[H1].

3. Now Israel[H3478] loved[H157] Joseph[H3130] more than all his children[H1121], because he was the son[H1121] of his old age[H2208]: and he made[H6213] him a coat[H3801] of many colors[H6446].

4. And his brethren[H251] saw[H7200] that their father[H1] loved[H157] him more than all his brethren[H251]; and they hated[H8130] him[H3201], and could not speak[H1696] peaceably unto him[H7965].

5. And Joseph[H3130] dreamed[H2492] a dream[H2472], and he told[H5046] it to his brethren[H251]: and they hated[H8130] him yet the more[H3254].

6. And he said[H559] unto them[H8085], Hear, I pray you[H2472], this dream which I have dreamed[H2492]:

7. for[H481], behold, we were binding sheaves[H485] in the field[H7704], and[H485], lo, my sheaf arose[H6965], and also stood upright[H5324]; and[H485], behold, your sheaves came round about[H5437], and made obeisance[H7812] to my sheaf[H485].

8. And his brethren[H251] said[H559] to him[H4427], Shalt thou indeed reign[H4427] over us[H4910]? or shalt thou indeed have dominion[H4910] over us[H8130]? And they hated him yet the more[H3254] for his dreams[H2472], and for his words[H1697].

9. And he dreamed[H2492] yet another[H312] dream[H2472], and told[H5608] it to his brethren[H251], and said[H559], Behold[H2492], I have dreamed yet a dream[H2472]: and[H8121], behold, the sun and the moon[H3394] and eleven[H6240] stars[H3556] made obeisance to me[H7812].

10. And he told[H5608] it to his father[H1], and to his brethren[H251]; and his father[H1] rebuked[H1605] him[H559], and said unto him[H2472], What is this dream that thou hast dreamed[H2492]? Shall I and thy mother[H517] and thy brethren[H251] indeed[H935] come[H935] to bow down[H7812] ourselves to thee to the earth[H776]?

11. And his brethren[H251] envied[H7065] him[H1]; but his father kept[H8104] the saying in mind[H1697].

12. And his brethren[H251] went[H3212] to feed[H7462] their father[H1]'s flock[H6629] in Shechem[H7927].

13. And Israel[H3478] said[H559] unto Joseph[H3130], Are not thy brethren[H251] feeding[H7462] the flock in Shechem[H7927]? come[H3212], and I will send thee[H7971] unto them[H559]. And he said to him, Here am I.

14. And he said[H559] to him[H3212], Go now[H7200], see whether it is well[H7965] with thy brethren[H251], and well[H7965] with the flock[H6629]; and bring[H7725] me word[H1697] again[H7725]. So he sent[H7971] him out of the vale[H6010] of Hebron[H2275], and he came[H935] to Shechem[H7927].

15. And a certain man[H376] found him[H4672], and[H8582], behold, he was wandering in the field[H7704]: and the man[H376] asked him[H7592], saying[H559], What seekest thou[H1245]?

16. And he said[H559], I am seeking[H1245] my brethren[H251]: tell[H5046] me[H375], I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock[H7462].

17. And the man[H376] said[H559], They are departed[H5265] hence[H2088]; for I heard[H8085] them say[H559], Let us go[H3212] to Dothan[H1886]. And Joseph[H3130] went[H3212] after[H310] his brethren[H251], and found[H4672] them in Dothan[H1886].

18. And they saw[H7200] him afar off[H7350], and before he came near[H7126] unto them[H5230], they conspired against him to slay him[H4191].

19. And they said[H559] one[H376] to another[H251], Behold[H1976], this dreamer[H1167] cometh[H935].

20. Come[H3212] now therefore[H2026], and let us slay him[H7993], and cast him into one[H259] of the pits[H953], and we will say[H559], An evil[H7451] beast[H2416] hath devoured[H398] him[H7200]: and we shall see what will become of his dreams[H2472].

21. And Reuben[H7205] heard[H8085] it[H5337], and delivered him out of their hand[H3027], and said[H559], Let us not take his life[H5221].

22. And Reuben[H7205] said[H559] unto them[H8210], Shed no blood[H1818]; cast[H7993] him into this pit[H953] that is in the wilderness[H4057], but lay[H7971] no hand[H3027] upon him[H5337]: that he might deliver him out of their hand[H3027], to restore[H7725] him to his father[H1].

23. And it came to pass[H3130], when Joseph was come[H935] unto his brethren[H251], that they stripped Joseph[H3130] of[H854] his coat[H3801], the coat[H3801] of[H854] many colors that was on him[H6446];

24. and they took[H3947] him[H7993], and cast him into the pit[H953]: and the pit[H953] was empty[H7386], there was no water in it[H4325].

25. And they sat down[H3427] to eat[H398] bread[H3899]: and they lifted up[H5375] their eyes[H5869] and looked[H7200], and[H736], behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites[H3459] was coming[H935] from Gilead[H1568], with their camels[H1581] bearing[H5375] spicery[H5219] and balm[H6875] and myrrh[H3910], going[H1980] to carry it down[H3381] to Egypt[H4714].

26. And Judah[H3063] said[H559] unto his brethren[H251], What profit[H1215] is it if we slay[H2026] our brother[H251] and conceal[H3680] his blood[H1818]?

27. Come[H3212], and let us sell[H4376] him to the Ishmaelites[H3459], and let not our hand[H3027] be upon him[H251]; for he is our brother, our flesh[H1320]. And his brethren[H251] hearkened unto him[H8085].

28. And there passed[H5674] by Midianites[H4084], merchantmen[H582]; and they drew[H4900] and lifted up[H5927] Joseph[H3130] out of the pit[H953], and sold[H4376] Joseph[H3130] to the Ishmaelites[H3459] for twenty[H6242] pieces of silver[H3701]. And they brought[H935] Joseph[H3130] into Egypt[H4714].

29. And Reuben[H7205] returned[H7725] unto the pit[H953]; and[H3130], behold, Joseph was not in the pit[H953]; and he rent[H7167] his clothes[H899].

30. And he returned[H7725] unto his brethren[H251], and said[H559], The child[H3206] is not[H575]; and I, whither shall I go[H935]?

31. And they took[H3947] Joseph[H3130]'s coat[H3801], and killed[H7819] a[H8163] he-goat[H5795], and dipped[H2881] the coat[H3801] in the blood[H1818];

32. and they sent[H7971] the coat[H3801] of many colors[H6446], and they brought[H935] it to their father[H1], and said[H559], This have we found[H4672]: know[H5234] now whether it is thy son[H1121]'s coat or not[H3801].

33. And he knew it[H5234], and said[H559], It is my son[H1121]'s coat[H3801]; an evil[H7451] beast[H2416] hath devoured[H398] him[H3130]; Joseph is without doubt[H2963] torn in pieces[H2963].

34. And Jacob[H3290] rent[H7167] his garments[H8071], and put[H7760] sackcloth[H8242] upon his loins[H4975], and mourned[H56] for his son[H1121] many[H7227] days[H3117].

35. And all his sons[H1121] and all his daughters[H1323] rose up[H6965] to comfort[H5162] him[H3985]; but he refused to be comforted[H5162]; and he said[H559], For I will go down[H3381] to Sheol[H7585] to my son[H1121] mourning[H57]. And his father[H1] wept for him[H1058].

36. And the Midianites[H4092] sold[H4376] him into Egypt[H4714] unto Potiphar[H6318], an officer[H5631] of Pharaoh[H6547]'s, the captain[H8269] of the guard[H2876].