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1 A Jakov se bijaše nastanio u zemlji gdje je njegov otac boravio kao pridošlica - u zemlji kanaanskoj.

2 Evo nasljedstva Jakovljeva. Kao mladić, u dobi od sedamnaest godina, Josip je čuvao stada sa svojom braćom, sinovima Bilhe i Zilpe, koje bijahu žene njegova oca. Josip je ocu svome donosio zle glasove o njima.

3 Izrael je volio Josipa više nego ijednog svoga sina jer je bio dijete njegove staračke dobi; i on mu napravi kićenu haljinu.

4 Kako njegova braća opaze da ga njihov otac voli više od svih drugih svojih sinova, zamrze ga toliko da mu nisu mogli ni prijaznu riječ progovoriti.

5 Jednom Josip usni san i kaza ga svojoj braći, a oni ga zbog toga još više zamrze.

6 "Poslušajte", reče im, "san što sam ga usnio!

7 Pomislite! Vezali smo nasred polja snopove, kadli se najednom moj snop uspravi i stade uzgor. Uto se vaši snopovi okupe okolo i duboko se poklone mom snopu."

8 Njegova ga braća upitaše: "Kaniš li nad nama zakraljevati? Hoćeš li nam biti gospodar?" I još ga više zamrze zbog njegova pričanja o snovima.

9 Usni on još jedan san te ga ispriča svojoj braći: "Još sam jedan san usnuo. Pazite! Sunce, mjesec i jedanaest zvijezda duboko mi se klanjahu!"

10 Kad je to ispričao svome ocu, ukori ga otac i reče mu: "Što znači taj san što si ga usnuo? Zar ćemo doći ja, tvoja majka i tvoja braća pa ti se do zemlje klanjati?"

11 I dok su braća od zavisti bila ljuta na nj, njegov je otac razmišljao o svemu.

12 Jednom njegova braća odu čuvati očeva stada blizu Šekema.

13 Izrael reče Josipu: "Tvoja braća čuvaju stada kod Šekema, pa hajde da te pošaljem k njima." On mu odgovori: "Dobro, idem."

14 Potom će mu otac: "Hajde i vidi kako su ti braća i stoka pa mi javi." Tako ga otpremi iz doline Hebrona, i on stigne u Šekem.

15 Neki čovjek nađe ga gdje luta poljem pa ga upita: "Što tražiš?"

16 "Tražim braću", odgovori. "Možeš li mi kazati gdje čuvaju stada?"

17 A čovjek reče: "Odavde su otišli. Čuo sam ih gdje govore: 'Hajdemo u Dotan.'" Tako Josip ode za svojom braćom i nađe ih u Dotanu.

18 Oni ga opaze izdaleka; prije nego im se približio, počnu se dogovarati da ga ubiju.

19 I jedan drugom reče: "Eno stiže onaj sanjar!

20 Hajde da ga sad ubijemo i bacimo u kakvu čatrnju! Možemo kazati da ga je proždrla divlja zvijer. Vidjet ćemo što će biti od njegovih snova!"

21 Ali kad je to čuo Ruben, pokuša da ga izbavi iz njihovih šaka. I reče: "Nemojmo oduzimati njegova života!

22 Ne prolijevajte krvi" - dalje je govorio Ruben. "Bacite ga u čatrnju u pustari; ali ne dižite na nj ruke!" Htio ga je tako izbaviti iz njihovih šaka i odvesti ocu.

23 Ali kad je Josip stigao braći, oni s Josipa svuku njegovu haljinu, haljinu kićenu što je bila na njemu;

24 pograbe ga i bace u čatrnju. Čatrnja je bila prazna; nije bilo u njoj vode.

25 Potom sjednu da ručaju. Kako podignu svoje oči, opaze povorku Jišmaelaca gdje dolazi iz Gileada. Deve su im nosile mirodije, balzam i mirisavu smolu da ih preprodaju u Egipat.

26 Tada reče Juda svojoj braći: "Što ćemo postići ako ubijemo svog brata a krv njegovu sakrijemo?

27 Hajde da ga prodamo Jišmaelcima; ali ne dižimo na nj ruke. TÓa on je naš brat, naše meso." Braća ga poslušaju.

28 Uto naiđu ljudi, midjanski trgovci. Braća izvuku Josipa iz čatrnje i prodaju ga za dvadeset srebrnika Jišmaelcima, a oni Josipa dovedu u Egipat.

29 Kad se Ruben vratio k čatrnji i vidio da Josipa nema u čatrnji, razdere svoju odjeću.

30 A kad se vratio svojoj braći, povika: "Dječaka nema! Kamo ću ja sad?"

31 A oni uzmu Josipovu haljinu, zakolju jedno kozle i haljinu zamoče u krv.

32 Kićenu haljinu otpreme ocu i poruče: "Ovo smo našli; gledaj je li ovo haljina tvoga sina ili nije."

33 Prepozna je on pa reče: "Haljina je moga sina! Divlja ga je zvijer rastrgla! Na komade je Josip rastrgan!"

34 I razdere Jakov svoje haljine, stavi pokorničku kostrijet oko bokova i dugo vremena oplakivaše svoga sina.

35 Svi su ga njegovi sinovi i sve njegove kćeri nastojali utješiti, ali se on ne mogaše utješiti. Govorio je: "Ne, sići ću k svome sinu u Šeol tugujući!" Tako ga je oplakivao njegov otac.

36 A Midjanci ga prodaju u Egipat Potifaru, dvoraninu faraonovu, zapovjedniku straže.

   

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4720. 'And the man said, They have travelled on from here, for I heard them saying, Let us go to Dothan' means that they moved on from the general aspects to the specific details of doctrine. This is clear from the meaning of 'travelled on' as moving on; from the meaning of 'from Shechem', to which 'from here' refers here, as from the general aspects of doctrine, 4707, 4716; and from the meaning of 'Dothan' as the specific details of doctrine. This meaning of 'Dothan' - the specific details of doctrine - cannot be easily demonstrated from other places in the Word because no other mention is made of it apart from that in 2 Kings 6:13, where the narrative states that the king of Syria sent chariots and horsemen and a large army to Dothan to seize Elisha, and that they were struck with blindness and were led by Elisha to Samaria.

[2] Since all historical details in the Word are representative of the celestial and spiritual things of the Lord's kingdom, so too are these. 'The king of Syria' represents people who possess cognitions of truth, 1232, 1234, 3249, 3664, 3680, 4112, though at this point in the contrary sense he represents those who possess cognitions which have no connection with truth. 'Elisha' represents the Word of the Lord, 2762. 'Dothan' means matters of doctrine drawn from the Word. 'Chariots and horsemen and the large army which the king of Syria sent' means falsities of doctrine. 'The mountain full of horses and chariots of fire surrounding Elisha that were seen by his servant' means goods and truths taught by doctrine drawn from the Word, 2762. 'The blindness' with which those were struck whom the king of Syria sent there means utter falsities, 2383. 'Their being led by Elisha to Samaria', where their eyes were opened, means instruction given through the Word. These are the kinds of things implied in the historical narrative here, 'Dothan', where Elisha was, meaning matters of doctrine drawn from the Word concerning goodness and truth. The historical details here in Genesis are much the same in meaning, for specific details of doctrine are not anything different. Yet at this particular point the specific details of false assumptions are meant, for the subject is a Church which begins with faith and so right from the start separates it from charity. Matters of doctrine which are formulated after that all smack of the general assumption made initially, and so of faith devoid of charity. Consequently those matters of doctrine are falsities which are the specific details belonging to false assumptions.

[3] When it first begins every Church knows only the general aspects of doctrine, for at that time it is in a state of simplicity and so to speak in childhood. With the passage of time it adds particular aspects, which in part are confirmations of general aspects, in part are additions which do not however conflict with what is general, and also explanations which resolve manifest contradictions but do not in any way offend the dictates of common sense. But in the present instance all the specific details belong to false assumptions, for all aspects of any kind of doctrine are interrelated like members within a community, and are linked to one another as in blood relationships and relationships by marriage, acknowledging a general assumption made initially as their father. From this it is evident that everything smacks of falsity when the general assumption made initially is false.

  
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