The Meaning of Genesis 37:6 Explained

Genesis 37:6

KJV: And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

YLT: And he saith unto them, 'Hear ye, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

Darby: And he said to them, Hear, I pray you, this dream, which I have dreamt:

ASV: And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he said  unto them, Hear,  I pray you, this dream  which I have dreamed: 

What does Genesis 37:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 37:1-11 - Joseph Loved And Hated His Dreams
It is a mistake for parents to show favoritism; but we can hardly wonder at Jacob's partiality for the lad, who reminded him so vividly of the beloved Rachel. Besides, there were a purity and an elevation of spirit in Joseph that stood out in welcome contrast to the coarse brutality and impurity of the others. He was separate from his brethren, Genesis 49:26. The coat of many colors was, as r.v. margin indicates, a long garment of delicate texture, with sleeves, that was the dress of the young princes or nobles, who were not called to the menial toil of the field or household. The dreams of youth are proverbial and prophetic. In this case it would have been wiser for the lad to have kept his secrets locked in his own heart, though it was a tribute to his simplicity and ingenuousness that he must needs disclose them. The suggestion of coming greatness aroused his brothers' sharpest envy, but the hands of the Mighty One upheld the lad, Genesis 49:23. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 37

1  Joseph is loved by Jacob, but hated by his brothers
5  His dreams and the interpretation
12  Jacob sends him to his brothers, who counsel to slay him
21  At Reuben's desire they cast him into a pit;
25  and afterwards sell him to the Ishmaelites;
29  while Ruben grieves at not finding him
31  His coat, covered with blood, is sent to Jacob, who mourns him inordinately
36  Joseph is brought to Egypt and sold to Potiphar

What do the individual words in Genesis 37:6 mean?

So he said to them hear please dream this which I have dreamed
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם שִׁמְעוּ־ נָ֕א הַחֲל֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָלָֽמְתִּי

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר  So  he  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם  to  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
שִׁמְעוּ־  hear 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
נָ֕א  please 
Parse: Interjection
Root: נָא  
Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
הַחֲל֥וֹם  dream 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חָלַם 
Sense: to dream.
הַזֶּ֖ה  this 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
חָלָֽמְתִּי  I  have  dreamed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: חָלַם 
Sense: to dream.

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