3And Israel hath loved Joseph more than any of his sons, for he is a son of his old age, and hath made for him a long coat;


In Context

1 And Jacob dwelleth in the land of his father's sojournings — in the land of Canaan.

2 These are births of Jacob: Joseph, a son of seventeen years, hath been enjoying himself with his brethren among the flock, (and he is a youth,) with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives, and Joseph bringeth in an account of their evil unto their father.

3 And Israel hath loved Joseph more than any of his sons, for he is a son of his old age, and hath made for him a long coat;

4 and 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.

5 And Joseph dreameth a dream, and declareth to his brethren, and they add still more to hate him.

Genesis 37:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:3Now 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

37:3Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because he had been born to him in his old age; and he made a richly ornamented robe for him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

37:3Now Israel loved Joseph above all his sons, because he had him in his old age: and he made him a coat of divers colours.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

37:3Now 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:3And Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was son of his old age; and he made him a vest of many colours.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

37:3Now 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:3Now 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:3Now 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:3Now 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.