Genesis 37:4

World English Bible (WEB)

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

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2 This is the history of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. Joseph brought an evil report of them to 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 tunic of many colors.

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

5 Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him all the more.

6 He said to them, “Please hear this dream which I have dreamed:

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Genesis 37:4 in every translation

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.
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.
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.