Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
Genesis Chapter 37
Overview
Gen 37:1, Joseph is loved by Jacob, but hated by his brethren; Gen 37:5, His dreams and the interpretation; Gen 37:12, Jacob sends him to his brethren, who counsel to slay him; Gen 37:21, At Reuben's desire they cast him into a pit; Gen 37:25, and afterwards sell him to the Ishmaelites; while Ruben grieves at not finding him; Gen 37:31, His coat, covered with blood, is sent to Jacob, who mourns him inordinately; Gen 37:36, Joseph is brought to Egypt and sold to Potiphar.
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wherein his father was a stranger: Heb. of his father's sojournings, Gen 17:8, Gen 23:4, Gen 28:4 *marg. Gen 36:7; Heb 11:9-16
the generations: Toledoth, the history, narrative, or account of the lives and actions of Jacob and his sons; for in this general sense the original must be taken, as in the whole ensuing history there is no genealogy of Jacob's family. Gen 2:4, Gen 5:1, Gen 6:9, Gen 10:1
wives: Gen 30:4, Gen 30:9, Gen 35:22, Gen 35:25, Gen 35:26
evil report: Sa1 2:22-24; Joh 7:7; Co1 1:11, Co1 5:1, Co1 11:18
loved: Joh 3:35, Joh 13:22, Joh 13:23
son: Gen 44:20-30
a coat: Gen 37:23, Gen 37:32; Jdg 5:30; Sa2 13:18; Psa 45:13, Psa 45:14; Eze 16:16
colours: Kethoneth passim, a coat made of stripes of different coloured cloth.
hated him: Gen 37:5, Gen 37:11, Gen 37:18-24, Gen 4:5, Gen 27:41, Gen 49:23; Sa1 16:12, Sa1 16:13, Sa1 17:28; Psa 38:19, Psa 69:4; Joh 7:3-5, Joh 15:18, Joh 15:19; Tit 3:3; Jo1 2:11, Jo1 3:10, Jo1 3:12, Jo1 4:20
and could not speak peaceably unto him: Or, rather, "and they could not speak peace to him," i.e., they would not accost him in a friendly manner. they would not even wish him well, in the eastern mode of salutation of, Peace be to thee! It is not an unusual thing for an Arab or Turk to hesitate to return the salâm, if given by a Christian, or by one of whom he has not a favourable opinion; and this may always be considered as an act of hostility.
dreamed: Gen 37:9; Gen 28:12, Gen 40:5, Gen 41:1, Gen 42:9; Num 12:6; Jdg 7:13, Jdg 7:14; Kg1 3:5; Psa 25:14; Dan 2:1, Dan 4:5; Joe 2:28; Amo 3:7
and they: Gen 37:4, Gen 37:8, Gen 49:23; Joh 17:14
your sheaves: Gen 42:6, Gen 42:9, Gen 43:26, Gen 44:14, Gen 44:19
reign over us: Gen 37:4; Exo 2:14; Sa1 10:27, Sa1 17:28; Psa 2:3-6, Psa 118:22; Luk 19:14, Luk 20:17; Act 4:27, Act 4:28, Act 7:35; Heb 10:29
another dream: Gen 37:7, Gen 41:25, Gen 41:32
the sun: Gen 37:10, Gen 43:28, Gen 44:14, Gen 44:19, Gen 45:9, Gen 46:29, Gen 47:12, Gen 50:15-21; Act 7:9-14
Shall I: Gen 27:29; Isa 60:14; Phi 2:10, Phi 2:11
envied: Gen 26:14-16; Psa 106:16; Ecc 4:4; Isa 11:13, Isa 26:11; Mat 27:18; Mar 15:10; Act 7:9, Act 13:45; Gal 5:21; Tit 3:3; Jam 3:14-16, Jam 4:5
observed: Gen 24:31; Dan 7:28; Luk 2:19, Luk 2:51
in Shechem: Gen 37:1, Gen 33:18, Gen 34:25-31
come: Sa1 17:17-20; Mat 10:16; Luk 20:13
Here am I: Gen 22:1, Gen 27:1, Gen 27:18; Sa1 3:4-6, Sa1 3:8, Sa1 3:16; Eph 6:1-3
see whether it be well with: Heb. see the peace of thy brethren, etc. Gen 29:6, Gen 41:16; Sa1 17:17, Sa1 17:18; Sa2 18:32; Kg1 2:33; Psa 125:5; Jer 29:7; Luk 19:42
Hebron: Gen 23:2, Gen 35:27; Num 13:22; Jos 14:13, Jos 14:15
he was: Gen 21:14
What: Jdg 4:22; Kg2 6:19; Joh 1:38, Joh 4:27, Joh 18:4, Joh 18:7, Joh 20:15
seek: Luk 19:10
tell me: Sol 1:7
Dothan: Kg2 6:13
conspired: Sa1 19:1; Psa 31:13, Psa 37:12, Psa 37:32, Psa 94:21, Psa 105:25, Psa 109:4; Mat 21:38, Mat 27:1; Mar 12:7, Mar 14:1; Luk 20:14, Luk 20:15; Joh 11:53; Act 23:12
Behold: Simulated Irony: Where the words in question are used by man either in dissimulation or hypocrisy. For other instances of this figure, see note on Sa2 6:20; Psa 22:8; Isa 5:19; Mat 22:16; Mat 27:29; Mat 27:40, Mat 27:42, Mat 27:43; Mar 15:29.
dreamer: Heb. master of dreams, Gen 37:5, Gen 37:11, Gen 28:12, Gen 49:23 *marg.
and let: Psa 64:5; Pro 1:11, Pro 1:12, Pro 1:16, Pro 6:17, Pro 27:4; Tit 3:3; Joh 3:12
Some: Kg1 13:24; Kg2 2:24; Pro 10:18, Pro 28:13
and we: Sa1 24:20, Sa1 26:2; Mat 2:2-16, Mat 27:40-42; Mar 15:29-32; Joh 12:10, Joh 12:11; Act 4:16-18
Reuben heard: Gen 35:22, Gen 42:22
not kill him: Heb. nephesh, Jos 10:28; Gen 9:5; Mat 10:28
Reuben said: Gen 42:22
Shed: Mat 27:24
lay: Gen 22:12; Exo 24:11; Deu 13:9; Act 12:1
stript, Gen 37:3, Gen 37:31-33, Gen 42:21; Psa 22:18; Mat 27:28
colours: or, pieces, Gen 37:3
the pit: Psa 40:2, Psa 88:6, Psa 88:8, Psa 130:1, Psa 130:2; Jer 38:6; Lam 3:52-55; Zac 9:11
they sat: Est 3:15; Psa 14:4; Pro 30:20; Amo 6:6
Ishmeelites: Gen 37:28, Gen 37:36, Gen 16:11, Gen 16:12, Gen 25:1-4, Gen 25:16-18, Gen 31:23; Psa 83:6
Gilead: Gen 31:21, Gen 43:11; Jer 8:22
spicery: Nechoth, is rendered by the LXX "incense;" Syriac, "resin;" Samaritan, "balsam;" Acquila, "storax;" which is followed by Bochart. This drug is abundant in Syria, and here Moses joins with it resin, honey, and myrrh; which agrees with the nature of the storax, which is the resin of a tree of the same name, of a reddish colour, and peculiarly pleasant fragrance.
balm: Tzeri, which in Arabic, as a verb, is to flow, seems to be a common name, as balm or balsam with us, for many of those oily, resinous substances, which flow spontaneously, or by incision, from various trees or plants; accordingly the ancients have generally interpreted it resin.
myrrh: Lot, is probably, as Junius, Deut. Dieu, Celsius, and Ursinus contend, the same as the Arabic ladan, Greek λαδανον, and Latin ladanum.
What profit: Gen 25:32; Psa 30:9; Jer 41:8; Mat 16:26; Rom 6:21
conceal: Gen 37:20, Gen 4:10; Deu 17:8; Sa2 1:16; Job 16:18; Eze 24:7
sell him: Gen 37:22; Exo 21:16, Exo 21:21; Neh 5:8; Mat 16:26, Mat 26:15; Ti1 1:10; Rev 18:13
let not: Sa1 18:17; Sa2 11:14-17, Sa2 12:9
he is our: Gen 29:14, Gen 42:21
were content: Heb. hearkened
Midianites: Gen 37:25, Gen 25:2; Exo 2:16; Num 25:15, Num 25:17, Num 31:2, Num 31:3, Num 31:8, Num 31:9; Jdg 6:1-3; Psa 83:9; Isa 60:6
sold: Gen 45:4, Gen 45:5; Psa 105:17; Zac 11:12, Zac 11:13; Mat 26:15, Mat 27:9; Act 7:9
he rent: Gen 37:34, Gen 34:13; Num 14:6; Jdg 11:35; Kg2 19:1; Job 1:20; Joe 2:13; Act 14:14
Gen 37:20, Gen 42:13, Gen 42:32, Gen 42:35; Jer 31:15
Gen 37:3, Gen 37:23; Pro 28:13
thy son's: Gen 37:3, Gen 44:20-23; Luk 15:30
evil beast: Gen 37:20, Gen 44:28; Kg1 13:24; Kg2 2:24; Pro 14:15; Joh 13:7
Gen 37:29; Jos 7:6; Sa2 1:11, Sa2 3:31; Kg1 20:31, Kg1 21:27; Kg2 19:1; Ch1 21:16; Ezr 9:3-5; Neh 9:1; Est 4:1-3; Job 1:20, Job 2:12; Psa 69:11; Isa 22:12, Isa 22:13; Isa 32:11, Isa 36:22, Isa 37:1, Isa 37:2; Jer 36:24; Joe 2:13; Jon 3:5-8; Mat 11:21; Mat 26:65; Act 14:14; Rev 11:3
his daughters: Gen 31:43, Gen 35:22-26
rose up: Sa2 12:17; Job 2:11; Psa 77:2; Jer 31:15
For I: Gen 42:31, Gen 44:29-31, Gen 45:28
the Midianites: Gen 37:28, Gen 25:1, Gen 25:2, Gen 39:1
officer: Heb. eunuch, But the word signifies not only eunuchs, but also chamberlains, courtiers, and officers. Est 1:10; Isa 56:3
captain: Or, chief marshal, Heb. chief of the slaughtermen, or executioners, Gen. 39:1-23, Gen 40:4; Kg2 25:8 *marg.