Genesis 37:4
“And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 37:4 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren; and they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und als seine Brüder sahen, daß ihr Vater ihn lieber hatte als alle seine Brüder, da haßten sie ihn und vermochten nicht, ihn zu grüßen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y viendo sus hermanos que su padre lo amaba más que á todos sus hermanos, aborrecíanle, y no le podían hablar pacíficamente.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E vendo seus irmãos que seu pai o amava mais que a todos os seus irmãos, odiavam-lhe, e não lhe podiam falar pacificamente.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Seus irmãos viram que seu pai o amava mais que a todos eles. Odiaram-no e não falavam cordialmente com ele.
📖 Genesis 37:4 in Context
2These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
3Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
4And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
5And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
6And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
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