6 He said to them, "Listen to this dream I had:
6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
6 He said to them, "Hear this dream that I have dreamed:
6 He said, "Listen to this dream I had.
6 So he said to them, "Please hear this dream which I have dreamed:
6 "Listen to this dream," he said.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 37:6
Commentary on Genesis 37:5-11
(Read Genesis 37:5-11)
God gave Joseph betimes the prospect of his advancement, to support and comfort him under his long and grievous troubles. Observe, Joseph dreamed of his preferment, but he did not dream of his imprisonment. Thus many young people, when setting out in the world, think of nothing but prosperity and pleasure, and never dream of trouble. His brethren rightly interpreted the dream, though they abhorred the interpretation of it. While they committed crimes in order to defeat it, they were themselves the instruments of accomplishing it. Thus the Jews understood what Christ said of his kingdom. Determined that he should not reign over them, they consulted to put him to death; and by his crucifixion, made way for the exaltation they designed to prevent.