5 Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more.
5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
5 Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers they hated him even more.
5 Joseph had a dream. When he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
5 Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more.
5 One night Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him more than ever.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 37:5
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.