1 S o Jacob dwelt in the land in which his father had been a stranger and sojourner, in the land of Canaan.

And Jacob dwelleth in the land of his father's sojournings -- in the land of Canaan.

2 T his is the history of the descendants of Jacob and this is Jacob’s line. Joseph, when he was seventeen years old, was shepherding the flock with his brothers; the lad was with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives; and Joseph brought to his father a bad report of them.

These births of Jacob: Joseph, a son of seventeen years, hath been enjoying himself with his brethren among the flock, (and he a youth,) with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives, and Joseph bringeth in an account of their evil unto their father.

3 N ow Israel loved Joseph more than all his children because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a long tunic with sleeves.

And Israel hath loved Joseph more than any of his sons, for he a son of his old age, and hath made for him a long coat;

4 B ut when his brothers saw that their father loved more than all of his brothers, they hated him and could not say, Peace to him or speak peaceably to him.

and his brethren see that their father hath loved him more than any of his brethren, and they hate him, and have not been able to speak him peaceably.

5 N ow Joseph had a dream and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him still more.

And Joseph dreameth a dream, and declareth to his brethren, and they add still more to hate him.

6 A nd he said to them, Listen now and hear, I pray you, this dream that I have dreamed:

And he saith unto them, `Hear ye, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

7 W e were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and stood upright, and behold, your sheaves stood round about my sheaf and bowed down!

that, lo, we are binding bundles in the midst of the field, and lo, my bundle hath arisen, and hath also stood up, and lo, your bundles are round about, and bow themselves to my bundle.'

8 H is brothers said to him, Shall you indeed reign over us? Or are you going to have us as your subjects and dominate us? And they hated him all the more for his dreams and for what he said.

And his brethren say to him, `Dost thou certainly reign over us? dost thou certainly rule over us?' and they add still more to hate him, for his dreams, and for his words.

9 B ut Joseph dreamed yet another dream and told it to his brothers. He said, See here, I have dreamed again, and behold, eleven stars the sun and the moon bowed down and did reverence to me!

And he dreameth yet another dream, and recounteth it to his brethren, and saith, `Lo, I have dreamed a dream again, and lo, the sun and the moon, and eleven stars, are bowing themselves to me.'

10 A nd he told it to his father his brethren. But his father rebuked him and said to him, What is the meaning of this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brothers actually come to bow down ourselves to the earth and do homage to you?

And he recounteth unto his father, and unto his brethren; and his father pusheth against him, and saith to him, `What this dream which thou hast dreamt? do we certainly come -- I, and thy mother, and thy brethren -- to bow ourselves to thee, to the earth?'

11 J oseph’s brothers envied him and were jealous of him, but his father observed the saying and pondered over it.

and his brethren are zealous against him, and his father hath watched the matter.

12 J oseph’s brothers went to shepherd and feed their father’s flock near Shechem.

And his brethren go to feed the flock of their father in Shechem,

13 I srael said to Joseph, Do not your brothers shepherd my flock at Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them. And he said, Here I am.

and Israel saith unto Joseph, `Are not thy brethren feeding in Shechem? come, and I send thee unto them;' and he saith to him, `Here I;'

14 A nd said to him, Go, I pray you, see whether everything is all right with your brothers and with the flock; then come back and bring me word. So he sent him out of the Hebron Valley, and he came to Shechem.

and he saith to him, `Go, I pray thee, see the peace of thy brethren, and the peace of the flock, and bring me back word;' and he sendeth him from the valley of Hebron, and he cometh to Shechem.

15 A nd a certain man found him, and behold, he had lost his way and was wandering in the open country. The man asked him, What are you trying to find?

And a man findeth him, and lo, he is wandering in the field, and the man asketh him, saying, `What seekest thou?'

16 A nd he said, I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, I pray you, where they are pasturing our flocks.

and he saith, `My brethren I am seeking, declare to me, I pray thee, where they are feeding?'

17 B ut the man said, they have gone. I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.

And the man saith, `They have journeyed from this, for I have heard some saying, Let us go to Dothan,' and Joseph goeth after his brethren, and findeth them in Dothan.

18 A nd when they saw him far off, even before he came near to them, they conspired to kill him.

And they see him from afar, even before he draweth near unto them, and they conspire against him to put him to death.

19 A nd they said one to another, See, here comes this dreamer and master of dreams.

And they say one unto another, `Lo, this man of the dreams cometh;

20 S o come on now, let us kill him and throw his body into some pit; then we will say, Some wild and ferocious animal has devoured him; and we shall see what will become of his dreams!

and now, come, and we slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and have said, An evil beast hath devoured him; and we see what his dreams are.'

21 N ow Reuben heard it and he delivered him out of their hands by saying, Let us not kill him.

And Reuben heareth, and delivereth him out of their hand, and saith, `Let us not smite the life;'

22 A nd Reuben said to them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit or well that is out here in the wilderness and lay no hand on him. He was trying to get Joseph out of their hands in order to rescue him and deliver him again to his father.

and Reuben saith unto them, `Shed no blood; cast him into this pit which in the wilderness, and put not forth a hand upon him,' -- in order to deliver him out of their hand, to bring him back unto his father.

23 W hen Joseph had come to his brothers, they stripped him of his long garment which he was wearing;

And it cometh to pass, when Joseph hath come unto his brethren, that they strip Joseph of his coat, the long coat which upon him,

24 T hen they took him and cast him into the pit which was empty; there was no water in it.

and take him and cast him into the pit, and the pit empty, there is no water in it.

25 T hen they sat down to eat their lunch. When they looked up, behold, they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing gum, balm (balsam), and myrrh or ladanum, going on their way to carry them down to Egypt.

And they sit down to eat bread, and they lift up their eyes, and look, and lo, a company of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, and their camels bearing spices, and balm, and myrrh, going to take down to Egypt.

26 A nd Judah said to his brothers, What do we gain if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?

And Judah saith unto his brethren, `What gain when we slay our brother, and have concealed his blood?

27 C ome, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brothers consented.

Come, and we sell him to the Ishmaelites, and our hands are not on him, for he our brother -- our flesh;' and his brethren hearken.

28 T hen as the Midianite merchants were passing by, the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the well. And they sold him for twenty pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took Joseph into Egypt.

And Midianite merchantmen pass by and they draw out and bring up Joseph out of the pit, and sell Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty silverlings, and they bring Joseph into Egypt.

29 T hen Reuben returned to the pit; and behold, Joseph was not in the pit, and he rent his clothes.

And Reuben returneth unto the pit, and lo, Joseph is not in the pit, and he rendeth his garments,

30 H e rejoined his brothers and said, The boy is not there! And I, where shall I go ?

and he returneth unto his brethren, and saith, `The lad is not, and I -- whither am I going?'

31 T hen they took Joseph’s long garment, killed a young goat, and dipped the garment in the blood;

And they take the coat of Joseph, and slaughter a kid of the goats, and dip the coat in the blood,

32 A nd they sent the garment to their father, saying, We have found this! Examine and decide whether it is your son’s tunic or not.

and send the long coat, and they bring in unto their father, and say, `This have we found; discern, we pray thee, whether it thy son's coat or not?'

33 H e said, My son’s long garment! An evil beast has devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.

And he discerneth it, and saith, `My son's coat! an evil beast hath devoured him; torn -- torn is Joseph!'

34 A nd Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourned many days for his son.

And Jacob rendeth his raiment, and putteth sackcloth on his loins, and becometh a mourner for his son many days,

35 A nd all his sons and daughters attempted to console him, but he refused to be comforted and said, I will go down to Sheol (the place of the dead) to my son mourning. And his father wept for him.

and all his sons and all his daughters rise to comfort him, and he refuseth to comfort himself, and saith, `For -- I go down mourning unto my son, to Sheol,' and his father weepeth for him.

36 A nd the Midianites sold in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and the captain and chief executioner of the guard.

And the Medanites have sold him unto Egypt, to Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, head of the executioners.