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RBT Translation:

And He-Adds is bonding1166 a bonded-one, and he is exposing to his brothers, and they are adding again to hate אֶת-him.

RBT Paraphrase:
And He-Increases is dreaming a dream; and he is exposing it to his brothers, and they are increasing going around to hate [from beginning to end] him.
LITV Translation:
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and told it to his brothers. And they increased to hate him still more.
ESV Translation:
Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers they hated him even more.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and reported it to his brethren.

Footnotes

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A “Dream” is A Bonded one

Strong’s #2492, chalam. A primitive root; properly, to healthy, strong, fat, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump; also (through the figurative sense) to dream. What relationship does healthy have with dreaming? It is speculative. Gesenius writes, “because, it is said, fatness of the body inclines to sleep and dreams…”

A song of the Steps, in I am’s turning-back the captive of the Signpost [Zion], we have become as healthy ones[chalomim].” Psalm 126:1 RBT