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Genesis 37:8

“Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and his statements.

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ASV

And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

KJV

And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruand they saidH559 →
לוֹ֙loto <the> him
אֶחָ֔יו'e.Chavbrothers hisH251 →
הֲמָלֹ֤ךְha.ma.Lokh¿ really <to reign>H4427 →
תִּמְלֹךְ֙tim.loKhwill you reignH4427 →
עָלֵ֔ינוּ'a.Lei.nuover usH5921 →
אִם־'im-or?H518 →
מָשׁ֥וֹלma.Sholcertainly <to rule>H4910 →
תִּמְשֹׁ֖לtim.Sholwill you ruleH4910 →
בָּ֑נוּBa.nuover <the> us
וַיּוֹסִ֤פוּvai.yo.Si.fuand they increasedH3254 →
עוֹד֙'OdagainH5750 →
שְׂנֹ֣אse.No'to hateH8130 →
אֹת֔וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
חֲלֹמֹתָ֖יוcha.lo.mo.Tavdreams hisH2472 →
וְעַל־ve.'al-and onH5921 →
דְּבָרָֽיו׃de.va.Ravwords hisH1697 →

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Acts 7:35This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.1 Samuel 10:27But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.Genesis 49:26The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.Genesis 27:41Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”Genesis 42:10“Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food.Hebrews 10:29How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?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!”Acts 4:27–28In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.Luke 19:14But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’Luke 20:17But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?Exodus 2:14But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done has surely become known.”Psalms 2:3–6“Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.”Genesis 37:4When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.Psalms 118:22The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.1 Kings 22:8The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.Genesis 37:5Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.Amos 7:10Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words,Matthew 5:22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.

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