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Genesis 37:5

Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
Genesis 37:5
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיַּחֲלֹ֤ם יוֹסֵף֙ חֲל֔וֹם וַיַּגֵּ֖ד לְאֶחָ֑יו וַיּוֹסִ֥פוּ ע֖וֹד שְׂנֹ֥א אֹתֽוֹ׃

  1. וַיַּחֲלֹ֤םvai.ya.cha.Lom“and he dreamed”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָלַם · “to dream” · Strong's H2492B
  2. יוֹסֵף֙yo.Sef“Joseph”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹסֵף · “Joseph” · Strong's H3130G
  3. חֲל֔וֹםcha.Lom“a dream”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֲלוֹם · “dream” · Strong's H2472
  4. וַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.Ged“and he told [it]”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
  5. לְאֶחָ֑יוle.'e.Chav“to brothers his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
  6. וַיּוֹסִ֥פוּvai.yo.Si.fu“and they increased”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָסַף · “add” · Strong's H3254H
  7. ע֖וֹדod“again”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹד · “still” · Strong's H5750
  8. שְׂנֹ֥אse.No'“to hate”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׂנֵא · “to hate” · Strong's H8130
  9. אֹתֽוֹ׃'o.To“<obj.> him”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)