Genesis 37:4

American Standard Version

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.

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Genesis 37:4 in other translations

His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn’t speak peaceably to him.

Genesis 37:4 · World English Bible

Genesis 37:4 in context

  1. 2These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought the evil report of them unto their father.
  2. 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 colors.
  3. 4And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren; and they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
  4. 5And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
  5. 6And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: