Genesis 37:10

   When he told his father as well as his brothers, his father rebuked him 
   and said. "What is this dream you had?  Will your mother and I and your 
   brothers actually come and bow down to the ground before you?"



Study of word order:

   Hebrew1  va-yesaper  --> and-told
   Arabic1  wa-qassa-hu --> and-told-it

   Hebrew2  el abi-v ve-el eha-v         --> to father-his and-to brothers-his
   Arabic2  ala abi-hi wa-ala ikhwati-hi --> to father-his and-to brothers-his

   Hebrew3  va-igar bo abi-v  -->  and-rebuked to_him father-his
   Arabic3  fa-ntahara-hu abu-hu --> then-rebuked-him father-his

   Hebrew4  va-yomar lo  -->  and-said to_him
   Arabic4  wa-qala lahu -->  and-said to_him

   Hebrew5  ma ha-halom haze  -->  what the-dream this
   Arabic5  ma hadha  'l-hulmu --> what this the-dream

   Hebrew6  asher halamta    -->  that you_dreamed 
   Arabic6  'lladhiy halumta -->  that you_dreamed

   Hebrew7  ha-bo nabo -->  Do?-to_come come
   Arabic7  hal natiy  -->  Do? come

   Hebrew8  ani ve-ime-kha ve-ahi-kha   --> I and-mother-your and-brothers-your
   Arabic8  ana wa-umu-ka wa-ikhwatu-ka --> I and-mother-your and-brothers-your

   Hebrew9  le-hishtahavot lekha artsa  --> to-bow_down to_you to_ground
   Arabic9  lina-sjuda laka ila 'l-ardi --> to-bow_down to_you to the-ground


Study of the root of verb:
   Hebrew1  the root of "tell" is   (R-P-S)
   Arabic1  the root of "tell" is  (ss-ss-Q)

   Hebrew2  the root of "rebuke" is   (R-ai-G)
   Arabic2  the root of "rebuke" is  (R-H-N)

   Hebrew3  the root of "say" is   (R-M-A)
   Arabic3  the root of "say" is  (L-W-Q)

   Hebrew4  the root of "dream" is   (M-L-he)
   Arabic4  the root of "dream" is  (M-L-he), just the same

   Hebrew5  the root of "come" is   (A-V-B)
   Arabic5  the root of "come" is  (yi-T-A)

   Hebrew6  the root of "bow_down" is   (V-he-sh)
   Arabic6  the root of "bow_down" is  (D-ji-S)


Summary:

   The construction of this text is almost the same, but in detail, 
   Arabic1,3,5,7 and 9 are not the same as Hebrew1,3,5.7 and 9.
   This text has 6 Verbs, and one of the 6 roots is the same.


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