Gen 37:11 | NETfull | STEP | His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what Joseph said.

Genesis 37:11

11 His brothers were jealous ^{▼▼ Joseph’s brothers were already jealous of him, but this made it even worse. Such jealousy easily leads to action, as the next episode in the story shows. Yet dreams were considered a form of revelation, and their jealousy was not only of the favoritism of their father, but of the dreams. This is why Jacob kept the matter in mind.} of him, but his father kept in mind what Joseph said. ^{▼▼ Heb “kept the word.” The referent of the Hebrew term “word” has been specified as “what Joseph said” in the translation for clarity, and the words “in mind” have been supplied for stylistic reasons.}