His brothers were jealous ¹  of him, but his father kept in mind what Joseph said. ² 

biblegateway Gen 37:11

His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.

His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind .

So his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept thinking about these things.

biblegateway Gen 37:11

His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.

And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.

bibleoremus Gen 37:11

So his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.

His brothers were jealous of him, but his father did not forget the incident.

biblegateway Gen 37:11

And his brothers envied him, but his father kept the matter in mind .

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

biblegateway Gen 37:11

His brothers were jealous ¹  of him, but his father kept in mind what Joseph said. ² 

¹ sn Joseph’s brothers were already jealous of him, but this made it even worse. Such jealousy easily leads to action, as the next episode in the story shows. Yet dreams were considered a form of revelation, and their jealousy was not only of the favoritism of their father, but of the dreams. This is why Jacob kept the matter in mind.

² tn Heb “kept the word.” The referent of the Hebrew term “word” has been specified as “what Joseph said” in the translation for clarity, and the words “in mind” have been supplied for stylistic reasons.