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brethren

Meaning of “brethren”

1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.

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563 occurrences541 verses48 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 9:22

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Genesis 37:5
¶ And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 37:5 · retained source text

¶ And Ioseph dreamed a dreame, and he told it his brethren, and they hated him yet the more.

Genesis 37:8
And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 37:8 · retained source text

And his brethren saide to him, Shalt thou indeed reigne ouer vs? or shalt thou indeed haue dominion ouer vs? and they hated him yet the more, for his dreames, and for his words.

Genesis 37:9
¶ And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 37:9 · retained source text

¶ And hee dreamed yet another dreame, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I haue dreamed a dreame more: and behold, the sunne and the moone, and the eleuen starres made obeisance to me.

Genesis 37:10
And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 37:10 · retained source text

And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said vnto him, What is this dreame that thou hast dreamed? shal I, and thy mother, and thy brethren indeed come to bow downe our selues to thee, to the earth?

Genesis 37:11
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 37:11 · retained source text

And his brethren enuied him: but his father obserued the saying.

Genesis 37:12
¶ And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 37:12 · retained source text

¶ And his brethren went to feed their fathers flocke in Shechem.

Genesis 37:13
And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 37:13 · retained source text

And Israel saide vnto Ioseph, Doe not thy brethren feed the flocke in Shechem? Come, and I will send thee vnto them: & he said to him, Here am I.

Genesis 37:14
And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 37:14 · retained source text

And he said to him, Goe, I pray thee, see whether it bee well with thy brethren, and well with the flockes, and bring me word againe: so hee sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

1611 marginal noteHebr. see the peace of thy brethren &c.

Genesis 37:16
And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 37:16 · retained source text

And he said, I seeke my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feede their flockes.

Genesis 37:17
And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 37:17 · retained source text

And the man said, They are departed hence: for I heard them say, Let vs goe to Dothan. And Ioseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

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