Genesis 37:9

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
dreamed	וַיַּחֲלֹ֥ם vai.ya.cha.Lom	H2492	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
another	אַחֵ֔ר 'a.Cher	H312	properly · adjective, masculine singular absolute
dream	חֲל֣וֹם cha.Lom	H2472	a dream · noun, common masculine singular absolute
told	וַיְסַפֵּ֥ר vay.sa.Per	H5608	properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
brethren	לְאֶחָ֑יו le.'e.Chav	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
said	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
dreamed	חָלַ֤מְתִּֽי cha.Lam.ti	H2492	properly · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
dream	חֲלוֹם֙ cha.lOm	H2472	a dream · noun, common masculine singular absolute
sun	הַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ ha.She.mesh	H8121	the sun · definite article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
moon	וְהַיָּרֵ֗חַ ve.hai.ya.Re.ach	H3394	the moon · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
eleven	עָשָׂר֙ 'a.Sar	H6240	ten (only in combination) · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
stars	כּֽוֹכָבִ֔ים ko.kha.Vim	H3556	a star (as round or as shining) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
obeisance	מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖ים mish.ta.cha.Vim	H7812	to depress · verb, hithpael active participle, masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Acts 7:9-14 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
Genesis 46:29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck…
Genesis 37:7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round ab…
Daniel 8:10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
Genesis 37:10 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?…
Genesis 41:25 And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
Genesis 41:32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
Genesis 43:28 And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 37:5-11

Here, I. Joseph relates the prophetical dreams he had, Gen 37:6, Gen 37:7, Gen 37:9, Gen 37:10. Though he was now very young (about seventeen years old), yet he was pious and devout, and well-inclined, and this fitted him for God's gracious discoveries of himself to him. Joseph had a great deal of trouble before him, and therefore God gave him betimes this prospect of his advancement, to support and comfort him under the long and grievous troubles with which he was to be exercised. Thus Christ had a joy set before him, and so have Christians. Note, God has ways of preparing his people beforehand for the trials which they cannot foresee, but which he has an eye to in the comforts with which h…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 37:5

THE DREAMS OF JOSEPH. (Gen. 37:5-36) Joseph dreamed a dream--Dreams in ancient times were much attended to, and hence the dream of Joseph, though but a mere boy, engaged the serious consideration of his family. But this dream was evidently symbolical. The meaning was easily discerned, and, from its being repeated under different emblems, the fulfilment was considered certain (compare Gen 41:32), whence it was that "his brethren envied him, but his father observed the saying" [Gen 37:11].

Adam Clarke on Genesis 37:9

He dreamed yet another dream - This is as clear as the preceding. But how could Jacob say, Shall I and thy mother, etc., when Rachel his mother was dead some time before this? Perhaps Jacob might hint, by this explanation, the impossibility of such a dream being fulfilled, because one of the persons who should be a chief actor in it was already dead. But any one wife or concubine of Jacob was quite sufficient to fulfill this part of the dream. It is possible, some think, that Joseph may have had these dreams before his mother Rachel died; but were even this the case, she certainly did not live to fulfill the part which appears to refer to herself. The sun and the moon and the eleven stars -…

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John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Stars — The eleven stars (Gen. 37:9); the seven (Amos 5:8); wandering (Jude 1:13); seen in the east at the birth of Christ, probably some luminous meteors miraculously formed for this specific purpose (Matt.…
Dream · .Of Joseph, concerning the sheaves — .Of Joseph, concerning the sheaves
Dreams · Mentioned in scripture of: Joseph — Mentioned in scripture of: Joseph
Envy · .Joseph’s brethren, of Joseph — .Joseph’s brethren, of Joseph
Jealousy · .Joseph’s brothers, of Joseph — .Joseph’s brothers, of Joseph
Joseph · .His prophetic dreams of his fortunes in Egypt — .His prophetic dreams of his fortunes in Egypt
Moon · Joseph’s dream concerning — Joseph’s dream concerning
Sun, The · Illustrative: Of supreme rulers — Illustrative: Of supreme rulers

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 37:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 37:5-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 37:5

Adam Clarke on Genesis 37:9

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 37:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 37:5-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 37:5

Adam Clarke on Genesis 37:9

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 37:9

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 37:5-11

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 37:9

Rashi on Genesis 37:8