Genesis 37:19

Plain English Version

They said to each other, “Look, there is the young man that has stupid dreams.

Cross References

Genesis 28:12

While Jacob was asleep, he had a dream. In that dream, he saw lots of steps going up from the earth, and those steps went all the way up into the sky. And Jacob saw lots of God’s angel messengers on those steps. Some of those angel messengers were going up the steps towards the sky, and some of them were going down the steps towards the earth.

Genesis 37:11

Joseph’s brothers were really angry with him about those dreams, and they hated him even more. But Joseph’s father kept on thinking about those things that Joseph said.

Genesis 37:18

But Joseph was still a long way away, and his brothers saw him coming. So they talked quickly to each other and made a plan to kill him.

Genesis 37:20

Let’s kill him, and let’s throw his body into one of those big holes in the ground. Then we will tell our father, ‘A wild animal ate Joseph.’ ” Then they said, “If we kill Joseph, that will show that his dreams are rubbish, and that he will never be boss over us.”

Genesis 37:5

One night, Joseph had a dream. The next day, he told his brothers about his dream, and they hated him even more.

Genesis 49:23

Joseph’s enemies hated him, they attacked him and made trouble for him.