1 N ow Jacob lived in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan.

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

2 T hese are the records of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, when seventeen years of age, was pasturing the flock with his brothers while he was still a youth, along with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives. And Joseph brought back a bad report about them to their father.

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 sons, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a varicolored tunic.

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 H is brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers; and so they hated him and could not speak to him on friendly terms.

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 T hen Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.

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

6 H e said to them, “Please listen to this dream which I have had;

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

7 f or behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and lo, my sheaf rose up and also stood erect; and behold, your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to my sheaf.”

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 T hen his brothers said to him, “ Are you actually going to reign over us? Or are you really going to rule over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.

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 N ow he had still another dream, and related it to his brothers, and said, “Lo, I have had still another dream; and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars were bowing down 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 H e related 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 actually come to bow ourselves down before you to the ground?”

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 H is brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.

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

12 T hen his brothers went to pasture their father’s flock in Shechem.

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

13 I srael said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them.” And he said to him, “ I will go.”

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 T hen he said to him, “Go now and see about the welfare of your brothers and the welfare of the flock, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him from the valley of Hebron, 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 man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field; and the man asked him, “ What are you looking for?”

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

16 H e said, “I am looking for my brothers; please tell me where they are pasturing the flock.”

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

17 T hen the man said, “They have moved from here; for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan. The Plot against Joseph

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 W hen they saw him from a distance and before he came close to them, they plotted against him to put him to death.

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

19 T hey said to one another, “ Here comes this dreamer!

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

20 N ow then, come and let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits; and we will say, ‘A wild beast devoured him.’ Then let us 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 B ut Reuben heard this and rescued him out of their hands and said, “Let us not take his life.”

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

22 R euben further said to them, “Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but do not lay hands on him”—that he might rescue him out of their hands, to restore him 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 S o it came about, when Joseph reached his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the varicolored tunic that was on him;

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 a nd they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, without any 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 a meal. And as they raised their eyes and looked, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing aromatic gum and balm and myrrh, on their way to bring 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 J udah said to his brothers, “What profit is it for us to kill our brother and cover up his blood?

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

27 C ome and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers listened to him.

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 some Midianite traders passed by, so they pulled him up and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. Thus they brought 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 N ow Reuben returned to the pit, and behold, Joseph was not in the pit; so he tore his garments.

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

30 H e returned to his brothers and said, “ The boy is not there; as for me, where am I to go?”

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

31 S o they took Joseph’s tunic, and slaughtered a male goat and dipped the tunic 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 varicolored tunic and brought it to their father and said, “We found this; please examine it to see 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 T hen he examined it and said, “It is my son’s tunic. A wild beast has devoured him; Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”

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

34 S o Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days.

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

35 T hen all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, “Surely I will go down to Sheol in mourning for my son.” So 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 M eanwhile, the Midianites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, Pharaoh’s officer, the captain of the bodyguard.

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