Genesis 37:2 “This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he…”

Genesis 37:2

This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

World English Bible

This is the history of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. Joseph brought an evil report of them to their father.

American Standard Version

These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought the evil report of them unto their father.

Geneva Bible 1599

These are the generations of Iaakob, when Ioseph was seuenteene yeere olde: he kept sheepe with his brethren, and the childe was with the sonnes of Bilhah, and with the sonnes of Zilpah, his fathers wiues. And Ioseph brought vnto their father their euill saying.

Darby Translation

These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, fed the flock with his brethren; and he was doing service with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought to his father an evil report of them.

Young's Literal Translation

These [are] births of Jacob: Joseph, a son of seventeen years, hath been enjoying himself with his brethren among the flock, (and he [is] a youth,) with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives, and Joseph bringeth in an account of their evil unto their father.

Bible in Basic English

These are the generations of Jacob: Joseph, a boy seventeen years old, was looking after the flock, together with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph gave their father a bad account of them.

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Cross references

“the generations”

Genesis 10:1 Genesis 2:4 Genesis 5:1 Genesis 6:9

Genesis 10:1 · BSB

This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.

Genesis 2:4 · BSB

This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made them.

Genesis 5:1 · BSB

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.

Genesis 6:9 · BSB

This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.

“wives”

Genesis 35:22 Genesis 30:4 Genesis 30:9 Genesis 35:25 Genesis 35:26

Genesis 35:22 · BSB

While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:

Genesis 30:4 · BSB

So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife, and he slept with her,

Genesis 30:9 · BSB

When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.

Genesis 35:25 · BSB

The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.

Genesis 35:26 · BSB

And the sons of Leah’s maidservant Zilpah were Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan-aram.

“evil report”

1 Samuel 2:22–24 1 Corinthians 11:18 John 7:7 1 Corinthians 1:11 1 Corinthians 5:1

1 Samuel 2:22–24 · BSB

Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

1 Corinthians 11:18 · BSB

First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

John 7:7 · BSB

The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.

1 Corinthians 1:11 · BSB

My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.

1 Corinthians 5:1 · BSB

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan.

3Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors.

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