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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 possession of flocks and possession of herds, and a great store 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 were envious of Moses in the camp,{HR}Of Aaron, saint of Jehovah. (Psa. 106:16)
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Eccl. 4:4• 4Then I saw all labour and every skilful work,{HR}That for this a man is envied of his neighbour.{HR}This also is vanity and a striving after wind. (Eccl. 4:4)
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Isa. 11:13• 13The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and they that vex Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim. (Isa. 11:13)
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Isa. 26:11• 11Jehovah, thy hand is uplifted, they do not see: but, they shall see jealousy [for] the people, and be ashamed; yea, the fire which is for thine enemies shall devour them. (Isa. 26:11)
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Matt. 27:18• 18{i}For he knew that they had delivered him up through envy.{/i} (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 through jealousy sold Joseph into Egypt; and God was with him, (Acts 7:9)
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Acts 13:45• 45But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. (Acts 13:45)
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Gal. 5:21• 21envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revels, and things like these, as to which I forewarn you, even as also I forewarned, that they who do such things shall not inherit God's kingdom. (Gal. 5:21)
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Titus 3:3• 3For at one time even we were foolish, disobedient, gone astray, in slavery to divers lusts and pleasures, passing time in malice and envy, abominable, hating one another. (Titus 3:3)
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James 3:14‑16• 14But if ye have bitter emulation and faction in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth.
15This wisdom is not descending from above, but earthly, natural, demoniacal.
16For where envying and faction [are], there disorder [is] and every bad deed.
(James 3:14‑16)
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James 4:5• 5Or think ye that the scripture saith in vain? Doth the Spirit that took his dwelling in us long unto envy? (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.

W. Kelly Translation

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