from his Horſe; as the reſt did, when he met him upon the way. :zo And he roid zr to his Father, and co his brethren;
and his farher rebuked him »,, and ſaid unco him, What 3s this dream that thou haſt dreamed ? ſhall I, and why wotier f, and thy brethren indeed come $0 bow down
our ſelves to thee, to the earth 2?
3 Nor through anger at Joſeph, or contempt of his Dream, for it lows, he obſerved it ; but partly lelt Joſep ſhould be puffed up upon the account of his Dreams ; and principa'ly, to afley the envy and hatred of his Brethren. + Eirher 1. Rachel, who was no dead, and therefore muſt riſe again and worſhip thee; whence he may ſeem to infer the idl-neſs of the Dream, becauſe the fulfilling it was im< poſſible. Or rather, 2. Leah, his Step-mother,one thar filled his Mo- cher's place; being now7dcob's only Witfe,& the Mother of the Family,
* Dan:7. ti And tt brethren envied him : but his father * ob-
28-Luk:2. fpryed the ſaying», : 02 05s » The words of Joſeph ; or the thing, the Dream which he told, well knowing that God did frequently at that time ſignify his mind by Dreams, and perceiving ſomething ſingular and extarordinary in this Drcam, and eſpeciilly in the doubling of ir : Es 2 4 And his brethren went to feed their fathers
flock in Shechem 0.
o In the Parts adjoyning to Shethem, in the Lands which he had purchaſſed there, Gen: 33: 19. Let none think ſtrange that he ibould ſend his Sheep ſo far from him, both becauſe that Land was his own, and becauſe his Sheep being exceeding numerous, and he but .a Strangef in the Land, was likely to be expoſed ro many ſuch Inconveniences. Compare Gen: 3o: 36. One may rather wonder that he du: venture his Sons and his Catte! there, where that bar- barous Maſſacre had been committed, Chap: 34 25. Bur thoſe i'a- ſtures being his own, and convenient for his uſe, he did commir ' bimſelfand them to tharſame good Providence which watched over him then and e-er ſince, and {tijl kepr up rhat terror which then he ſent upon them. Belides Jacob's Sons and Servants made a conſt- derable Company, and the Men of Shechem being univerially flain, others were not very forward to revenge their Quarrel, where there was any hazard to themſelves in ſuch an enterprize.
t2 And Iſrael ſaid unto Joſeph,Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem 2 Come, and I will ſend chee
unco them p : and he ſaid, Here 2m [. p Having kepr him for ſome time at home, and ſuppoſing that 'Jength of tim- had cooled their heats, and worn out their hatred,
he now ſends hinr to them.
14 And hefaid to him, Go, I pray thee, Þ ſee whe- ther it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks, and bring me word again : ſo he ſent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechems
i5 T And a certain man found him, and behold he was wandring in the field; and the man asked him ſaying, What ſeekeſt thou ?
16 Andhe faid, I ſeek my brethren ? tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks. |
17 And the man ſaid, They are departed hence : for
7 Heb: ſet
'he peace 1f thy bre- ire n,&C,
went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. q X place not very far from Shechem, where afterwards a City was ble. Sec 2 Kings 6: 13. F #Y 18 And when they lay him afar off, even. before he came near unto them, they conſpired againlt him, -to flay hams \ ; : 19. And they faid one to another, Behold, this F dreamer 7 cometh. EDEN © . * Heb. This Moſfter of Dreams, this crafty Dreamer, that
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Arcamy. t Jie 7 covers his
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| men, and they drew and lift up Joſeph out of the pir,
T heard them ſay, Let us go to Dothan q. And Joſeph |
caſt him inro ſome pit 5, and we will fay, Some evil beaſt hath devoured him : ; and we ſhall ſez what will
become of his dreams. | 5 Partly as unworthy of Burial ; partly to cover their villanous Action, and partly that they mighr quickly pur him out of theit fight and minds. # There being great ſtore of ſuch Creatures in thoſe Parts. See 1 Kings 13: 24. 2 Kings 2: 24. 21 And * Reuben heard #t, and he delivered him « * Chap: out of their hands, and ſaid, Ler us not. kill him. 42:22, # He did fo, as to the violent and certain diſpatch of his Life s which was intended : Or the A& is herepur for the purpoſe and endeavour of doing it, in which ſenſe Balak is faid to fght againſt Iſrac!, Jof: 24: 9. and Abraham to offer up Tiaac, Heb: 11:17. So here, he delvred him, i. e. uſed his outmoſt power to deliver him,that fo he might recover his Father's favour loſt by his inceſtuous Aion.
22 And Reuben ſaid unto them, Shed no blood, but caſt him into this pit that is in the wilderneſs, and lay no hand upon him ; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again. |
23 © Andit cams to paſs, when Joſeph was come unto his brethren, that they ſtripe Joſeph out of his ._. coat, his coat of thany colours that was on him. + Or,
24 Andthey took him, and caſt him into a pit : and 5: the pit was empty, there 45 NO WAtETr In it. |
25 And they fat down to eat bread x : and they life up their eyes, and looked, and behold, a company of * Iſhmaeiices y came from Gilcad z, with their camels, bearing ſpicery, and balm «, and myrrh, going to car- ry it down to Egypt SN .
x To refieſh themſelves, their Conſciences being ſtupified ; and their hearts hardned againſt theic brother, notwithitand:ing all his m-{t paiſionate Tatreaties to them, Gen: 42: 21. y The Poſterity of Iſhmael See Gen: 25. 18. 2 Afamous place for Balm,and other excel- lent Commodities, and f:r the Co: fluence of Merchants. See jer:8: 22: and 22: 6, a Or Roſin, as the Ancient, and divers other Trart- {lators render it.
26 And Judah faid unto his brethren; What profit is it, if we ſlay our brother b, and conceal his blood c?
6 IF we ſuffer him to periſh in the pit, when we may ſell him
with advantage. c (7. e. ) His Death, as the word Blood is often uſed. See Deut:; x7: 8. 2 Sam: 1:16. and 7: 28.
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27 Come, and let us fell him to the Iſhmaclites, and
ler not our hand be upon him : for he is our brother, ,,, \
and our fleſh « and his brethren + were content. . + Heb: , 28 Then they patied by Midianites 4, merchant- #arkeed,
and * foid joſeph to the Iſhmaelices for * rwenty pieces * ppajnt + of fiivec: and they brought Joſeph into Egypt. , ; re5:19+ ,.