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Genesis 37:8
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6 So he said to them, “Please hear this dream which I have dreamed:
7 aThere we were, binding sheaves in the field. Then behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf.”  
8 And his brothers said to him, “Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have dominion over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.
9 Then he dreamed still another dream and told it to his brothers, and said, “Look, I have dreamed another dream. And this time, athe sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me.”  
10 So he told it to his father and his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall your mother and I and ayour brothers indeed come to bow down to the earth before you?”  
11 And ahis brothers envied him, but his father bkept the matter in mind.  

Joseph Sold by His Brothers

12 Then his brothers went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
13 And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers feeding the flock in aShechem? Come, I will send you to them.” So he said to him, “Here I am.”  
Verse Comparison: Genesis 37:8

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American Standard Version
And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? Or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

Amplified® Bible
His 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.

Contemporary English Version
His brothers asked, "Do you really think you are going to be king and rule over us?" Now they hated Joseph more than ever because of what he had said about his dream.

Darby English Version
And his brethren said to him, Wilt thou indeed be a king over us? wilt thou indeed rule over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams and for his words.

Good News Bible
"Do you think you are going to be a king and rule over us?" his brothers asked. So they hated him even more because of his dreams and because of what he said about them.

King James Version
And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

New American Standard Bible
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."

New International Version
His brothers said to him, "Do you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?" And they hated him all the more because of his dream and what he had said.

New King James Version
And his brothers said to him, “Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have dominion over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then his brothers said to him, "Do you actually intend to reign over us? Or do you think you will really rule over us?" So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.

Revised Standard Version
His brothers said to him, "Are you indeed to reign over us? Or are you indeed to have dominion over us?" So they hated him yet more for his dreams and for his words.

Young's Literal Translation
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.


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