Genesis 37:6

6 And he said to them, "Listen now to this dream that I dreamed.

Genesis 37:6 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 37:6

And he said unto them, hear, I pray you, this dream which I
have dreamed.
] Hear now, so the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan, immediately, directly, lest he should forget it, having perhaps dreamt it the night before; though our version expresses more modesty and submission. The dream follows:

Genesis 37:6 In-Context

4 When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and were not able to speak peaceably to him.

5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told [it] to his brothers. And {they hated him even more}.

6 And he said to them, "Listen now to this dream that I dreamed.

7 Now behold, we were binding sheaves in the midst of the field and, behold, my sheaf stood up and it remained standing. Then behold, your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to my sheaf."

8 Then his brothers said to him, "Will you really rule over us?" And {they hated him even more} on account of his dream and because of his words.