Genesis 37:4

King James Version (KJV)

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.

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2 These 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.

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

5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it 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:

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Genesis 37:4 in every translation

KJV King James Version: 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.
WEB World English Bible: His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn’t speak peaceably to him.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
ASV 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.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: 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.
DBY Darby Translation: And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, and they hated him, and could not greet him with friendliness.
WBS Webster Bible: And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.