Genesis 37:6

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Joseph, the favored son of Jacob, is seventeen and already resented by his brothers. He now tells them a dream, and it comes just as their jealousy is hardening into hatred.

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Genesis 37:9Then 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.”
Genesis 42:6Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
Genesis 50:20As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:

World English Bible (WEB)

He said to them, “Please hear this dream which I have dreamed:

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he said to them, Let me give you the story of my dream.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y él les dijo: Oíd ahora este sueño que he soñado:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―Oigan, les voy a contar el sueño que tuve —les dijo—.

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Genesis 37:6

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