1
Now
Jacob lived in the
land where his
father had
sojourned, in the
land of
Canaan.
#,r,a.B wyib'a yer.Wg.m #,r,a.B b{q][;y b,veY;w ? !;['n.K
2
These 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.
her.f,[ -[;b.v -n,B @esw{y b{q][;y tw{d.l{T h,Lea ? a.Wh.w !a{C;B wy'x,a -t,a h,[{r h'y'h h'n'v ? h'P.liz yen.B -t,a.w h'h.lib yen.B -t,a r;[;n ? h'['r ~'t'BiD -t,a @esw{y aeb'Y;w wyib'a yev.n ? ~,hyib]a -l,a
3
Now
Israel loved Joseph more than all his
sons,
because he was the
son of his
old age; and he
made him a
varicolored tunic.
-n,b -yiK wy'n'B -l'Kim @esw{y -t,a b;h'a lea'r.fIy.w ? ~yiS;P t,n{t.K w{l h'f'[.w w{l a.Wh ~yinUq.z
4
His
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.
wy'x,a -l'Kim ~,hyib]a b;h'a w{t{a -yiK wy'x,a .Wa.riY;w ? ~{l'v.l w{r.B;D .Wl.k'y a{l.w w{t{a .Wa.n.fiY;w
5
Then
Joseph had a
dream, and when he
told it to his
brothers, they
hated him
even more *.
.Wpisw{Y;w wy'x,a.l deG;Y;w ~w{l]x @esw{y ~{l]x;Y;w ? w{t{a a{n.f dw{[
6
He
said to them,
"Please listen to
this dream which I have
had;
h,Z;h ~w{l]x;h a'n -.W[.miv ~,hyel]a r,ma{Y;w ? yiT.m'l'x r,v]a
7
for
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."
h,d'F;h .$w{t.B ~yiMUl]a ~yim.L;a.m .Wn.x;n]a heNih.w ? h'ny,BUs.t heNih.w h'b'Cin -m;g.w yit'MUl]a h'm'q heNih.w ? yit'MUl]a;l 'ny,w]x;T.viT;w ~,kyet{MUl]a
8
Then his
brothers said to him, "Are you
actually going to
reign over us?
Or are you
really going to
rule over us?" So they
hated him
even more * for his
dreams and for his
words.
.Wnyel'[ .${l.miT .${l'm]h wy'x,a w{l .Wr.ma{Y;w ? a{n.f dw{[ .Wpisw{Y;w .Wn'B l{v.miT lw{v'm -mia ? wy'r'b.D -l;[.w wy't{m{l]x -l;[ w{t{a
9
Now he
had still another dream, and
related it to his
brothers, and
said,
"Lo, I have
had still another
dream; and
behold, the
sun and the
moon and
eleven * stars were
bowing down to me."
wy'x,a.l w{t{a reP;s.y;w rex;a ~w{l]x dw{[ ~{l]x;Y;w ? v,m,V;h heNih.w dw{[ ~w{l]x yiT.m;l'x heNih r,ma{Y;w ? yil ~yiw]x;T.vim ~yib'kw{K r'f'[ d;x;a.w ;xer'Y;h.w
10
He
related it to his
father and to his
brothers; and his
father rebuked him and
said to him,
"What is
this dream that you have
had? Shall I and your
mother and your
brothers actually come to
bow ourselves
down before you to the
ground?"
w{B -r;[.giY;w wy'x,a -l,a.w wyib'a -l,a reP;s.y;w ? r,v]a h,Z;h ~w{l]x;h h'm w{l r,ma{Y;w wyib'a ? t{w]x;T.vih.l '$y,x;a.w '$.Mia.w yin]a aw{b'n aw{b]h 'T.m'l'x ? h'c.r'a '$.l
11
His
brothers were
jealous of him, but his
father kept the
saying in mind.
r'b'D;h -t,a r;m'v wyib'a.w wy'x,a w{b -.Wa.n;q.y;w
12
Then his
brothers went to
pasture their
father's flock in
Shechem.
~,hyib]a ]na{c -t,a tw{[.ril wy'x,a .Wk.leY;w ? ~,k.viB
13
Israel 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."
'$y,x;a aw{l]h @esw{y -l,a lea'r.fIy r,ma{Y;w ? r,ma{Y;w ~,hyel]a '$]x'l.v,a.w h'k.l ~,k.viB ~yi[{r ? yineNih w{l
14
Then 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.
'$y,x;a ~w{l.v -t,a hea.r a'n -.k,l w{l r,ma{Y;w ? .Whex'l.viY;w r'b'D yinebiv]h;w !a{C;h ~w{l.v -t,a.w ? h'm,k.v a{b'Y;w !w{r.b,x q,me[em
15
A
man found him, and
behold, he was
wandering in the
field; and the
man asked him,
"What are you
looking for?"
.Whel'a.viY;w h,d'F;B h,[{t heNih.w vyia .Whea'c.miY;w ? veQ;b.T -h;m r{mael vyia'h
16
He
said, "I am
looking for my
brothers;
please tell me
where they are
pasturing the flock."
a'N -h'dyiG;h veQ;b.m yik{n'a y;x;a -t,a r,ma{Y;w ? ~yi[{r ~eh h{pyea yil
17
Then the
man said, "They have
moved from
here; for I
heard them
say, 'Let us
go to
Dothan.' " So
Joseph went after his
brothers and
found them at
Dothan.
~yir.m{a yiT.[;m'v yiK h,Zim .W[.s'n vyia'h r,ma{Y;w ? ~ea'c.miY;w wy'x,a r;x;a @esw{y .$,leY;w h'n.y't{D h'k.len ? !'t{d.B