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Genesis 37

Gen. 37:11 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And his brethren
'ach (Hebrew #251)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1))
KJV usage: another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with "Ah-" or "Ahi-".
Pronounce: awkh
Origin: a primitive word
envied
qana' (Hebrew #7065)
to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious
KJV usage: (be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), X very, (be) zeal(-ous).
Pronounce: kaw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
o him; but his father
'ab (Hebrew #1)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application)
KJV usage: chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in "Abi-".
Pronounce: awb
Origin: a primitive word
p observed
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
the saying
dabar (Hebrew #1697)
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
KJV usage: act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, X commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, X disease, due, duty, effect, + eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, X ought, X parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, X (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, + song, speech, X spoken, talk, task, + that, X there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.
Pronounce: daw-baw'
Origin: from 1696
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envied.
Gen. 26:14‑16• 14And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great number of servants; and the Philistines envied him.
15And all the wells that his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines stopped them and filled them with earth.
16And Abimelech said to Isaac, Go from us; for thou art become much mightier than we.
(Gen. 26:14‑16)
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Psa. 106:16• 16And they envied Moses in the camp, and Aaron, the saint of Jehovah. (Psa. 106:16)
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Eccl. 4:4• 4And I saw all labour, and all success of work, that it is man's jealousy of his neighbour. This also is vanity and pursuit of the wind. (Eccl. 4:4)
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Isa. 11:13• 13And the envy of Ephraim shall depart, and the troublers of Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim will not envy Judah, and Judah will not trouble Ephraim: (Isa. 11:13)
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Isa. 26:11• 11Jehovah, thy hand is lifted up, but they do not see: yet they shall see thy jealousy for the people, and be ashamed; yea, the fire which is for thine adversaries shall devour them. (Isa. 26:11)
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Matt. 27:18• 18For he knew that they had delivered him up through envy. (Matt. 27:18)
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Mark 15:10• 10for he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up through envy. (Mark 15:10)
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Acts 7:9• 9And the patriarchs, envying Joseph, sold him away into Egypt. And God was with him, (Acts 7:9)
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Acts 13:45• 45But the Jews, seeing the crowds, were filled with envy, and contradicted the things said by Paul, contradicting and speaking injuriously. (Acts 13:45)
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Gal. 5:21• 21envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revels, and things like these; as to which I tell you beforehand, even as I also have said before, that they who do such things shall not inherit God's kingdom. (Gal. 5:21)
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Titus 3:3• 3For we were once ourselves also without intelligence, disobedient, wandering in error, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. (Titus 3:3)
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James 3:14‑16• 14but if ye have bitter emulation and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.
15This is not the wisdom which comes down from above, but earthly, natural, devilish.
16For where emulation and strife are, there is disorder and every evil thing.
(James 3:14‑16)
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James 4:5• 5Think ye that the scripture speaks in vain? Does the Spirit which has taken his abode in us desire enviously? (James 4:5)
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J. N. Darby Translation

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