Genesis 37:10
New English Translation
10 When he told his father and his brothers, his father rebuked him, saying, “What is this dream that you had?[a] Will I, your mother, and your brothers really come and bow down to you?”[b]
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- Genesis 37:10 sn The question What is this dream that you had? expresses Jacob’s dismay at what he perceives to be Joseph’s audacity.
- Genesis 37:10 tn Heb “Coming, will we come, I and your mother and your brothers, to bow down to you to the ground?” The verb “come” is preceded by the infinitive absolute, which lends emphasis. It is as if Jacob said, “You don’t really think we will come…to bow down…do you?”
Genesis 37:10
New International Version
10 When he told his father as well as his brothers,(A) his father rebuked(B) him and said, “What is this dream you had? Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”(C)
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