Genesis 37:9
New International Version
Then he had another dream, and he told it to his brothers. “Listen,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”

New Living Translation
Soon Joseph had another dream, and again he told his brothers about it. “Listen, I have had another dream,” he said. “The sun, moon, and eleven stars bowed low before me!”

English Standard Version
Then he dreamed another dream and told it to his brothers and said, “Behold, I have dreamed another dream. Behold, the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”

Berean Standard Bible
Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
Then he dreamed still another dream and told it to his brothers, and said, “Look, I have dreamed another dream. And this time, the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me.”

New American Standard Bible
Then he had yet another dream, and informed his brothers of it, and said, “Behold, I have had yet another dream; and behold, the sun and the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”

NASB 1995
Now he had still another dream, and related it to his brothers, and said, “Lo, I have had still another dream; and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”

NASB 1977
Now he had still another dream, and related it to his brothers, and said, “Lo, I have had still another dream; and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”

Legacy Standard Bible
Then he had still another dream and recounted it to his brothers and said, “Behold, I have had still another dream; and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”

Amplified Bible
But Joseph dreamed still another dream, and told it to his brothers [as well]. He said, “See here, I have again dreamed a dream, and lo, [this time I saw] eleven stars and the sun and the moon bowed down [in respect] to me!”

Christian Standard Bible
Then he had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun, moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun, moon, and 11 stars were bowing down to me.”

American Standard Version
And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed yet a dream: and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars made obeisance to me.

Contemporary English Version
Joseph later had another dream, and he told his brothers, "Listen to what else I dreamed. The sun, the moon, and eleven stars bowed down to me."

English Revised Version
And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed yet a dream; and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars made obeisance to me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then he had another dream, and he told it to his brothers. "Listen," he said, "I had another dream: I saw the sun, the moon, and 11 stars bowing down to me."

Good News Translation
Then Joseph had another dream and told his brothers, "I had another dream, in which I saw the sun, the moon, and eleven stars bowing down to me."

International Standard Version
But then he had another dream, and he proceeded to tell his brothers about that one, too. "I had another dream," he said. "The sun, moon, and eleven of the stars were bowing down before me!"

Majority Standard Bible
Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. ?Look,? he said, ?I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.?

NET Bible
Then he had another dream, and told it to his brothers. "Look," he said. "I had another dream. The sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me."

New Heart English Bible
And he had another dream, and told it to his father and to his brothers, and said, "Look, I had yet another dream, and look, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me."

Webster's Bible Translation
And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to 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.

World English Bible
He dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brothers, and said, “Behold, I have dreamed yet another dream: and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And he dreams yet another dream, and recounts it to his brothers, and says, “Behold, I have dreamed a dream again, and behold, the sun and the moon, and eleven stars, are bowing themselves to me.”

Young's Literal Translation
And he dreameth yet another dream, and recounteth it to his brethren, and saith, 'Lo, I have dreamed a dream again, and lo, the sun and the moon, and eleven stars, are bowing themselves to me.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will dream yet another dream, and he will recount it to his brethren, and he will say, Behold I dreamed a dream yet again: and behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars worshipping to me.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He dreamed also another dream, which he told his brethren, saying: I saw in a dream, as it were the sun, and the moon, and eleven stars worshipping me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Likewise, he saw another dream, which he explained to his brothers, saying, “I saw by a dream, as if the sun, and the moon, and eleven stars were reverencing me.”

New American Bible
Then he had another dream, and told it to his brothers. “Look, I had another dream,” he said; “this time, the sun and the moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”

New Revised Standard Version
He had another dream, and told it to his brothers, saying, “Look, I have had another dream: the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And he dreamed another dream, and told it to his brothers, and said, Behold, I have dreamed another dream; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars bowed down to me.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he dreamed again another dream, and he related it to his brothers and said to them, “Look, again I have dreamed a dream, and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said: 'Behold, I have dreamed yet a dream: and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he dreamed another dream, and related it to his father, and to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed another dream: as it were the sun, and the moon, and the eleven stars did me reverence.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Joseph's Dreams
8“Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and his statements. 9Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.” 10He told his father and brothers, but his father rebuked him and said, “What is this dream that you have had? Will your mother and brothers and I actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”…

Cross References
Revelation 12:1-2
And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. / She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth.

Matthew 2:2
asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”

Acts 7:9
Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him

Psalm 105:17-19
He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave. / They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons, / until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right.

Daniel 7:13-14
In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. / And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.

Luke 1:32-33
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”

John 1:11
He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.

Isaiah 60:3
Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

Philippians 2:10-11
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, / and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Romans 11:28-29
Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs. / For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.

Hebrews 11:21
By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.

1 Corinthians 15:41
The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.

Isaiah 49:7
Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”

John 19:12
From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”

Acts 2:30
But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.


Treasury of Scripture

And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brothers, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.

another dream.

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 about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

Genesis 41:25,32
And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do…

the sun.

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? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

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.

Genesis 44:14,19
And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground…

stars.

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.

Philippians 2:15
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

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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.














Then Joseph had another dream
The phrase "another dream" indicates a continuation of divine revelation to Joseph. In Hebrew, the word for dream is "חֲלוֹם" (chalom), which often signifies a message from God. Dreams in the ancient Near East were considered significant, often seen as a means through which the divine communicated with humans. Joseph's dreams are prophetic, foreshadowing his future rise to power and the eventual submission of his family to him. This highlights God's sovereignty and His plans for Joseph, which are beyond human understanding.

and told it to his brothers
Joseph's decision to share his dream with his brothers, despite their previous hostility, suggests a level of naivety or perhaps a deep-seated belief in the truth and importance of the dream. The Hebrew verb "וַיְסַפֵּר" (vayesaper) implies recounting or declaring, indicating that Joseph felt compelled to share this revelation. This act sets the stage for the unfolding of God's plan, as it further incites his brothers' jealousy and animosity, leading to pivotal events in Joseph's life.

'Look,' he said
The word "Look" is translated from the Hebrew "הִנֵּה" (hinneh), which is an interjection used to draw attention to something important. It serves as an invitation for his brothers to pay attention to the significance of the dream. This highlights Joseph's earnestness and the weight he places on the dream's message, underscoring its divine origin and importance.

'I had another dream
Reiterating the occurrence of a second dream emphasizes the certainty and divine confirmation of the message. In biblical narratives, repetition often serves to establish truth and reliability. Joseph's dreams are not mere coincidences but are orchestrated by God to reveal His future plans for Joseph and his family.

and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars
The imagery of the "sun and moon and eleven stars" is rich with symbolism. In the ancient world, celestial bodies often represented authority and power. The sun and moon likely symbolize Joseph's parents, while the eleven stars represent his brothers. This celestial imagery conveys the idea of cosmic order and divine orchestration, suggesting that Joseph's future role is part of a larger, God-ordained plan.

were bowing down to me
The act of bowing down, translated from the Hebrew "מִשְׁתַּחֲוִים" (mishtachavim), signifies submission and reverence. This prophetic vision foreshadows the eventual fulfillment of Joseph's rise to a position of authority in Egypt, where his family will indeed come to him in need. This phrase encapsulates the theme of God's providence and the reversal of fortunes, where the one who is despised and rejected becomes the savior and leader, a motif that resonates with the broader biblical narrative of redemption and divine purpose.

(9) He dreamed yet another dream.--In Joseph's history the dreams are always double, though in the case of those of the chief butler and baker, the interpretation was diverse.

Verse 9. - And he dreamed yet another dream, - the doubling of the dream was designed to indicate its certainty (cf. Genesis 41:32) - and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun (הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ, the minister, from Chaldee root שְׁמַשׁ, the pael of which occurs in Daniel 7:10) and the moon - הַיּרֵחַ, probably, if the word be not a primitive, the circuit-maker, from the unused root יָרַח, = = אָרַח, to go about (Furst); or the yellow one, from יָרַח = = יָרַק, to be yellow, ח and ק being interchanged (Gesenius) - and the eleven stars - rather, eleven stars, כּוכָבִים, globes, or bails, from כָּבַב, to roll up in a ball (vide Genesis 1:10) - made obeisance to me - literally, bowing themselves to me, the participles being employed ut supra, ver. 7. It is apparent that Joseph understood this second dream, even more plainly than the first, to foreshadow, in some way unexplained, his future supremacy over his brethren, who were unmistakably pointed out by the eleven stars of the vision; and this remarkable coincidence between the number of the stars and the number of his brethren would facilitate the inference that his parents were referred to under the other symbols of the sun and moon. In the most ancient symbology, Oriental and Grecian as well as Biblical (Numbers 24:17), it was customary to speak of noble personages, princes, etc., under such figures; and the employment of such terminology by a nomadic people like the Hebrew patriarchs, who constantly lived beneath the open sky, may almost be regarded as a water-mark attesting the historic credibility of this page at least of the sacred record (vide Havernick, 'Introd.,' § 21), in opposition to Bohlen, who finds in the symbolical character of Joseph s dreams an evidence of their unreality, and De Wette, who explains them as the offspring of his aspiring mind.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then [Joseph] had another
עוֹד֙ (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

dream
וַיַּחֲלֹ֥ם (way·ya·ḥă·lōm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2492: To bind firmly, to be, plump, to dream

and told
וַיְסַפֵּ֥ר (way·sap·pêr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5608: To count, recount, relate

it to his brothers.
לְאֶחָ֑יו (lə·’e·ḥāw)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

“Look,”
הִנֵּ֨ה (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

he said,
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“I had another
ע֔וֹד (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

dream,
חָלַ֤מְתִּֽי (ḥā·lam·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 2492: To bind firmly, to be, plump, to dream

and this time the sun
הַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ (haš·še·meš)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 8121: The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement

and moon
וְהַיָּרֵ֗חַ (wə·hay·yā·rê·aḥ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3394: The moon

and eleven
וְאַחַ֤ד (wə·’a·ḥaḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 259: United, one, first

stars
כּֽוֹכָבִ֔ים (kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3556: A star, a prince

were bowing down to me.”
מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖ים (miš·ta·ḥă·wîm)
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7812: To depress, prostrate


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