These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, beingseventeenyears old, was feeding the flockwith his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’swives: and Josephbroughtunto his fathertheirevilreport.
For, behold, we werebindingsheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheafarose, and alsostoodupright; and, behold, yoursheavesstoodroundabout, and madeobeisance to my sheaf.
And his brethrensaid to him, Shaltthouindeedreignover us? or shaltthouindeedhavedominionover us? And theyhated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
And he dreamed yet anotherdream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I havedreamed a dreammore; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the elevenstarsmadeobeisance to me.
And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his fatherrebuked him, and saidunto him, What is thisdreamthatthouhastdreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethrenindeedcome to bow downourselves to thee to the earth?
And he said to him, Go, I praythee, see whether it be wellwith thy brethren, and wellwith the flocks; and bring me wordagain. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him intosome pit, and we will say, Someevilbeasthathdevoured him: and we shall see whatwillbecome of his dreams.
And Reubensaiduntothem, Shed no blood, but cast him intothis pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no handupon him; that he might rid him out of theirhands, to deliver him to his fatheragain.
And they sat down to eat bread: and theylifted up theireyes and looked, and, behold, a company of IshmeelitescamefromGileadwiththeircamelsbearingspicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
Thentherepassed by Midianitesmerchantmen; and theydrew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and soldJoseph to the Ishmeelites for twentypieces of silver: and theybroughtJosephintoEgypt.
And all his sons and all his daughtersrose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go downinto the graveunto my son mourning. Thus his fatherwept for him.