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.


In Context

1 And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan.

2 These 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.

3 Now 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.

4 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.

5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

Genesis 37:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:4And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

37:4When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

37:4And his brethren seeing that he was loved by his father, more than all his sons, hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

37:4And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren; and they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:4And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, and they hated him, and could not greet him with friendliness.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:4And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:4His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn't speak peaceably to him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

37:4and his brethren see that their father hath loved him more than any of his brethren, and they hate him, and have not been able to speak to him peaceably.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:4And when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.