1Jacob lived in the land of his father’s travels, in the land of Canaan.And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
2This is the history of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. Joseph brought an evil report of them to their father.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.
3Now 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 colors.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.
4His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn’t speak peaceably to him.And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
5Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him all the more.And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
6He said to them, “Please hear this dream which I have dreamed:And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
7for behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and behold, your sheaves came around, and bowed down to my sheaf.”For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
8His brothers said to him, “Will you indeed reign over us? Or will you indeed have dominion over us?” They hated him all the more for his dreams and for his words.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.
9He dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brothers, and said, “Behold, I have dreamed yet another dream: and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.”And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
10He told it to his father and to his brothers. His father rebuked him, and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Will I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves down to you to the earth?”And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
12His brothers went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
13Israel said to Joseph, “Aren’t your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them.” He said to him, “Here I am.”And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
14He said to him, “Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers, and well with the flock; and bring me word again.” So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
15A certain man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field. The man asked him, “What are you looking for?”And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
16He said, “I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock.”And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
17The man said, “They have left here, for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in Dothan.And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
18They saw him afar off, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
19They said one to another, “Behold, this dreamer comes.And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
20Come now therefore, and let’s kill him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, ‘An evil animal has devoured him.’ We will see what will become of his dreams.”Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
21Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, “Let’s not take his life.”And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
22Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand on him”—that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
23When Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him;And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;
24and they took him, and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty. There was no water in it.And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
25They sat down to eat bread, and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spices and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
29Reuben returned to the pit; and saw that Joseph wasn’t in the pit; and he tore his clothes.And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
30He returned to his brothers, and said, “The child is no more; and I, where will I go?”And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
31They took Joseph’s coat, and killed a male goat, and dipped the coat in the blood.And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
32They took the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, “We have found this. Examine it, now, whether it is your son’s coat or not.”And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son’s coat or no.
33He recognized it, and said, “It is my son’s coat. An evil animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.”And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
34Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his waist, and mourned for his son many days.And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
35All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, “For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning.” His father wept for him.And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.