King James Version

Genesis 37:5

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

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וַיַּחֲלֹ֤םvayachalomand dreamחָלַםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and dream”, the next action in the storyH2492properly, to bind firmly, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump; also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream(cause to) dream(-er), be in good liking, recover.יוֹסֵף֙yosefJoseph. Compare H3084יוֹסֵףnoun, proper name — “Joseph. Compare H3084”H3130Joseph, the name of seven IsraelitesJoseph. Compare H3084 (יְהוֹסֵף).חֲל֔וֹםchalomdreamחֲלוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dream”, the ordinary formH2472a dreamdream(-er).וַיַּגֵּ֖דvayagedand bewrayנָגַדconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bewray”, the next action in the storyH5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praisebewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.לְאֶחָ֑יוleechayvto brother ; kindredאָחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to brother ; kindred”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH251a 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-'.וַיּוֹסִ֥פוּvayosifvand addיָסַףconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and add”, the next action in the storyH3254to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)add, [idiom] again, [idiom] any more, [idiom] cease, [idiom] come more, [phrase] conceive again, continue, exceed, [idiom] further, [idiom] gather together, get more, give more-over, [idiom] henceforth, increase (more and more), join, [idi…ע֖וֹדodagainעוֹדadverb — “again”H5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, moreagain, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).שְׂנֹ֥אsenohateשָׂנֵאverb, qal, infinitive construct — “hate”, the to-form of the verbH8130to hate (personally)enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.אֹתֽוֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren; and they hated him yet the more.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Joseph dreameth a dream, and declareth to his brethren, and they add still more to hate him.

World English Bible

Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him all the more.

Darby Translation

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and told [it] to his brethren, and they hated him yet the more.

Douay-Rheims

Now it fell out also that he told his brethren a dream, that he had dreamed: which occasioned them to hate him the more.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren; and they hated him yet the more.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and reported it to his brethren.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐνυπνιασθεὶς δὲ Ἰωσὴφ ἐνύπνιον, ἀπήγγειλεν αὐτὸ τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς αὐτοῦ.