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Berean Standard Bible

““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.”

Genesis 37:8

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Joseph has told his brothers a dream in which their sheaves bow to his. Family tensions, already high because of their father's favoritism, boil over.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“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.

World English Bible (WEB)

His brothers said to him, “Will you indeed reign over us? Or will you indeed have dominion over us?” They hated him all the more for his dreams and for his words.

King James Version (KJV)

And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? Or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And his brothers said to him, Are you to be our king? will you have authority over us? And because of his dream and his words, their hate for him became greater than ever.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y respondiéronle sus hermanos: ¿Has de reinar tú sobre nosotros, ó te has de enseñorear sobre nosotros? Y le aborrecieron aún más á causa de sus sueños y de sus palabras.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―¿Quiere decir que vas a ser nuestro rey? —se burlaron—, y lo odiaron aún más por el sueño y porque creían que él se jactaba de ser superior a ellos.

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