Genesis 37:8

   His brothers said to him, "Do you intend to reign over us?
   Will you actually rule us?" And they hated him all the more 
   because of his dream and what he had said. 



Study of word order:

   Hebrew1  va-yomeru lo eha-v   -->  and-said  to_him brothers-his    
   Arabic1  fa-qala rahu ikhwatu-hu --> then-said to_him brothers-his

   Hebrew2  ha-malokh timlokh ale-nu  --> Do?-reign reign over-us
   Arabic2  a-lalka tamuliku alay-na mulkan --> Do?-maybe reign over-us reign  

   Hebrew3  im  mashol  timshol  ba-nu  -->  or rule rule to-us 
   Arabic3  am  tatasallatu  alay-na tasallutan --> or rule over-us rule 

   Hebrew4  va-yosifu od     --> and-increased more
   Arabic4  wa-zdadua aydhan --> and-increased moreover    

   Hebrew5  seno   oto    --> hate him       
   Arabic5  bugdhan la-hu --> hate to-him

   Hebrew6  al  halmota-v   -->  on dreams-his  
   Arabic6  min ajli ahlami-hi --> from because dreams-his

   Hebrew7  ve-al  debara-v   -->  and-on words-his
   Arabic7  wa--min ajli kalami-hi --> and-from because words-his

Study of the root of verb:
   Hebrew1  the root of "say" is   (R-M-A)
   Arabic1  the root of "say" is  (L-W-Q)

   Hebrew2  the root of "reign" is   (kf-L-M)
   Arabic2  the root of "reign" is  (K-L-M), almost the same

   Hebrew3  the root of "rule" is   (L-sh-M)
   Arabic3  the root of "rule" is  (tt-L-S)

   Hebrew4  the root of "increase" is   (F-S-Y)
   Arabic4  the root of "increase" is  (yi-D-Z)

   Hebrew5  the root of "hate" is   (A-N-S)
   Arabic5  the root of "hate" is  (dd-gh-B)


Summary:

   The construction of this text is almost the same, but in detail, 
   Arabic2,3,6 and 7 are not the same as Hebrew2,3,6 and 7.
   This text has 5 Verbs, and one of the 5 roots are the same.


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