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Genesis 37:11

And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.

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ASV

And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind.

KJV

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

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְקַנְאוּ־vay.kan.'u-and they were jealousH7065 →
ב֖וֹvoof him
אֶחָ֑יו'e.Chavbrothers hisH251 →
וְאָבִ֖יוve.'a.Vivand father hisH1 →
שָׁמַ֥רsha.Marhe keptH8104 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.Varthe matterH1697 →

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Acts 7:9Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with himLuke 2:51Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.Luke 2:19But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.Genesis 30:1When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.1 Samuel 17:28Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”Genesis 26:14He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.Daniel 7:28Thus ends the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and my face turned pale. But I kept the matter to myself.”1 Corinthians 13:4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.Galatians 5:21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.James 4:5Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?Genesis 26:14–16He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.Ecclesiastes 4:4I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.Mark 15:10For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.James 3:14–16But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.Matthew 27:18For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.Acts 13:45But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.Titus 3:3For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.Isaiah 11:13Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, nor will Judah harass Ephraim.

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Joseph Is Sold by His Brothers — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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