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Genesis 37:2

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← Genesis 37:1	Genesis 37:2 (KJV)	Genesis 37:3 →
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.	These [are] the generations of Jacob. Joseph, [being] seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad [was] with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.	Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he [was] the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of [many] colours.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

These are the generations^H8435 of Jacob^H3290. Joseph^H3130, being seventeen^{H6240 H7651} years^H8141 old^H1121, was feeding^H7462 the flock^H6629 with his brethren^H251; and the lad^H5288 was with the sons^H1121 of Bilhah^H1090, and with the sons^H1121 of Zilpah^H2153, his father's^H1 wives^H802: and Joseph^H3130 brought^H935 unto his father^H1 their evil^H7451 report^H1681.

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Original Hebrew

אֵלֶּה ׀ תֹּלְדֹות יַעֲקֹב יֹוסֵף בֶּן־שְׁבַע־עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה הָיָה רֹעֶה אֶת־אֶחָיו בַּצֹּאן וְהוּא נַעַר אֶת־בְּנֵי בִלְהָה וְאֶת־בְּנֵי זִלְפָּה נְשֵׁי אָבִיו וַיָּבֵא יֹוסֵף אֶת־דִּבָּתָם רָעָה אֶל־אֲבִיהֶם׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
אֵ֣לֶּה	'E.leh	H428	HPdxcp	these
תֹּלְד֣וֹת	to.le.Dot	H8435	HNcfpc	(are) (the) accounts of
יַעֲקֹ֗ב	ya.'a.Ko	H3290	HNp	Jacob
יוֹסֵ֞ף	yo.Sef	H3130	HNp	Joseph
בֶּן	ben-	H1121	HNcmsc	(was) a son of
שְׁבַֽע	she.va'-	H7651	HAcfsa	seven-
עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה	'es.Reh	H6240	HAcfsa	teen
שָׁנָה֙	sha.Nah	H8141	HNcfsa	year(s)
הָיָ֨ה	ha.Yah	H1961	HVqp3ms	he was
רֹעֶ֤ה	ro.'Eh	H7462	HVqrmsa	shepherding
אֶת	'et-	H854	HR	with
אֶחָי/ו֙	'e.Cha/v	H251	HNcmpc/Sp3ms	brothers/ his
בַּ/צֹּ֔אן	ba./Tzon	H6629	HRd/Ncbsa	(in) the/ flock
וְ/ה֣וּא	ve./Hu'	H1931	HC/Pp3ms	and/ he
נַ֗עַר	Na.'ar	H5288	HNcmsa	(was) a youth
אֶת	'et-	H854	HR	with
בְּנֵ֥י	be.Nei	H1121	HNcmpc	(the) sons of
בִלְהָ֛ה	vil.Hah	H1090	HNp	Bilhah
וְ/אֶת	ve./'Et	H854	HC/R	and/ with
בְּנֵ֥י	be.Nei	H1121	HNcmpc	(the) sons of
זִלְפָּ֖ה	zil.Pah	H2153	HNp	Zilpah
נְשֵׁ֣י	ne.Shei	H802	HNcfpc	(the) wives of
אָבִ֑י/ו	'a.Vi/v	H1	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	father/ his
וַ/יָּבֵ֥א	va/i.ya.Ve'	H935	HC/Vhw3ms	and/ he brought
יוֹסֵ֛ף	yo.Sef	H3130	HNp	Joseph
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
דִּבָּתָ֥/ם	di.ba.Ta/m	H1681	HNcfsc/Sp3mp	report/ their
רָעָ֖ה	ra.'Ah	H7451	HAafsa	bad
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
אֲבִי/הֶֽם	'a.vi./Hem	H1	HNcmsc/Sp3mp	father/ their

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H1 — אָב (ʼâb, awb): a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application; chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
• H251 — אָח (ʼâch, awkh): a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father)); another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.
• H802 — אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'): feminine of אִישׁ or אֱנוֹשׁ; irregular plural, נָשִׁים;(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
• H935 — בּוֹא (bôwʼ, bo): a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
• H1090 — בִּלְהָה (Bilhâh, bil-haw'): from בָּלַהּ; timid; Bilhah, the name of one of Jacob's concubines; also of a place in Palestine; Bilhah.
• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H1681 — דִּבָּה (dibbâh, dib-baw'): from דָּבַב (in the sense of furtive motion); slander; defaming, evil report, infamy, slander.
• H2153 — זִלְפָּה (Zilpâh, zil-paw): ; from an unused root apparently meaning to trickle, as myrrh; fragrant dropping; Zilpah, Leah's maid; Zilpah.
• H3130 — יוֹסֵף (Yôwçêph, yo-safe'): future of יָסַף; let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites; Joseph. Compare יְהוֹסֵף.
• H3290 — יַעֲקֹב (Yaʻăqôb, yah-ak-obe'): from עָקַב; heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch; Jacob.
• H5288 — נַעַר (naʻar, nah'-ar): from נָעַר; (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age); babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
• H6240 — עָשָׂר (ʻâsâr, aw-sawr'): for עֶשֶׂר; ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth; (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).
• H6629 — צֹאן (tsôʼn, tsone): or צאוֹן; (Psalm 144:13), from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men); (small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).
• H7451 — רַע (raʻ, rah): from רָעַע; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral); adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, [phrase] not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
• H7462 — רָעָה (râʻâh, raw-aw'): a primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend); [idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.
• H7651 — שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, sheh'-bah): or (masculine) (שִׁבְעָה); from שָׁבַע; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number; ([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare שִׁבְעָנָה.
• H8141 — שָׁנֶה (shâneh, shaw-neh'): (in plural or (feminine) שָׁנָה; from שָׁנָה; a year (as a revolution of time); [phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).
• H8435 — תּוֹלְדָה (tôwlᵉdâh, to-led-aw'): or תֹּלְדָה; from יָלַד; (plural only) descent, i.e. family; (figuratively) history; birth, generations.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H428 — אֵלֶּה (ʼêl-leh, ale'-leh): prolonged from אֵל; these or those; an-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H854 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): probably from אָנָה; properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.; against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.
• H1931 — הוּא (hûwʼ, hoo): of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are; he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• evil report — 1 Samuel 2:22-24, John 7:7, 1 Corinthians 1:11, 1 Corinthians 5:1, 1 Corinthians 11:18
• the generations — Genesis 2:4, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 10:1
• wives — Genesis 30:4, Genesis 30:9, Genesis 35:22, Genesis 35:25-26

Reciprocal references (8): Genesis 29:29, Genesis 30:24, Genesis 41:46, Genesis 46:32, Genesis 47:28, Ecclesiastes 4:4, Ecclesiastes 4:13, Matthew 18:31

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: HOME, JOSEPH, SHEPHERDS
• Nave’s: BILHAH, CONCUBINAGE, TALEBEARER, ZILPAH

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