Genesis 37:9 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 37:5-11

Here, I. Joseph relates the prophetical dreams he had, Gen. 37:6, 7, 9, 10. Though he was now very young (about seventeen years old), yet he was pious and devout, and well-inclined, and this fitted him for God's gracious discoveries of himself to him. Joseph had a great deal of trouble before him, and therefore God gave him betimes this prospect of his advancement, to support and comfort him under the long and grievous troubles with which he was to be exercised. Thus Christ had a joy set... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 37:9

And he dreamed yet another dream ,.... Relating to the name subject as the former, and, for the confirmation of it, only the emblems are different, and more comprehensive: and told it his brethren, and said, behold, I have dreamed a dream more ; another dream, and which he told, either as not knowing fully the resentment of his brethren at his former dream, or in order to clear himself from any charge of feigning the dream, or having any ill intention in telling it; seeing he had another... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 37:9

He dreamed yet another dream - This is as clear as the preceding. But how could Jacob say, Shall I and thy mother, etc., when Rachel his mother was dead some time before this? Perhaps Jacob might hint, by this explanation, the impossibility of such a dream being fulfilled, because one of the persons who should be a chief actor in it was already dead. But any one wife or concubine of Jacob was quite sufficient to fulfill this part of the dream. It is possible, some think, that Joseph may have... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 37:9

Verse 9 9.And he dreamed yet another dream. The scope of this dream is the same. The only difference is, that God, to inspire greater confidence in the oracle, presents him with a figure from heaven. The brethren of Joseph had despised what was said concerning the sheaves; the Lord now calls upon them to look towards heaven, where his august Majesty shines forth. It may, however, be asked, how it can be reconciled with fact, that his mother, who was now dead, could come and bow down to him. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:1-36

The representative man. Jacob may be said to fall into the background from this time until his parting benediction. The kingdom of God is represented in Joseph and his history. The main points in this chapter are— I. GOD 'S DISTINGUISHING GRACE TO JOSEPH , separating him from his brethren in character, in his father's affection, in the method of his life, in' the communications of the Spirit. Joseph is the type of the believer, faithful to the covenant, amongst both the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:2-11

§ 11. THE GENERATIONS OF JACOB ( GENESIS 37:2-50:26). 2. By those who repudiate the Mosaic authorship of Genesis the present section is variously distributed among the alleged candidates for the honor of its composition. Beyond the ascription of Genesis 38:1-30 ; to the Jehovist, there is the most complete absence of unanimity among partitionists as to whom the different portions are to be assigned. Genesis 37:2-36 , which Tuch declares to be the work of the Elohist, Bleek... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:2-11

Joseph in his father's house. I. JOSEPH EMPLOYED WITH HIS BRETHREN . 1. With them in the sense of as well as them . That is to say, Joseph no more than the other sons of his father was trained to indolence. It is the duty of parents to educate their children in some useful and honorable calling. Even when not required for procuring daily bread, it is of advantage as a means of withdrawing one from temptations which would otherwise beset him, while it largely enhances the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:9

And he dreamed yet another dream ,—the doubling of the dream was designed to indicate its certainty (cf. Genesis 41:32 )— and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more ; and, behold, the sun ( הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ , the minister, from Chaldee root שְׁמַשׁ , the pael of which occurs in Daniel 7:10 ) and the moon — הַיּרֵחַ , probably, if the word be not a primitive, the circuit-maker, from the unused root יָרַח , = אָרַח , to go about (Furst); or the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 37:1-36

- Joseph Was Sold into Egypt17. דתין dotayı̂n Dothain, “two wells?” (Gesenius)25. נכאת neko't “tragacanth” or goat’s-thorn gum, yielded by the “astragalus gummifer”, a native of Mount Lebanon. צרי tsērı̂y “opobalsamum,” the resin of the balsam tree, growing in Gilead, and having healing qualities. לט loṭ, λῆδον lēdon, “ledum, ladanum,” in the Septuagint στακτή staktē. The former is a gum produced from the cistus rose. The latter is a gum resembling liquid myrrh.36. פוטיפר pôṭı̂yphar... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 37:9

Genesis 37:9. Yet another dream The repetition of the same thing in another shape, might have taught them that it was both certain and very observable. Behold the sun and the moon His father and mother, here signified by the sun and moon, were not represented in the first dream, because, in the event, his brethren only went at first to Egypt, and there did him obeisance, and it was not till afterward that his father went with them. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 37:5-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 37:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 37:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 37:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:1-36

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:2-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:2-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 37:1-36

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 37:9

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