"And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying." — Genesis 37:11

Genesis 37:11 · KJV

“And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.”

— Genesis 37:11

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?

Verse 12

And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

Genesis 37 — Context

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.

And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed {the flock} in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here {am I}.

Cross References

Acts 7:9

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

Luke 2:19

But Mary kept all these things, and pondered {them} in her heart.

Luke 2:51

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

Daniel 7:28

Hitherto {is} the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.

Genesis 26:14-16

For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him. {servants: or, husbandry}

Matthew 27:18

For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

James 4:5

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? {to envy: or, enviously?}

Isaiah 11:13

The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.