Genesis 37:4
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.
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:
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- 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.
- BLB
- And his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him and were not able speak to him peaceably.
- ÅB
- Og da hans brødre så at deres far hadde ham mere kjær enn alle hans brødre, hatet de ham og kunne ikke tale vennlig til ham.
- OTB
- Da hans brødre så at deres far elsket ham mer enn alle dem, hatet de ham og kunne ikke snakke vennlig til ham.
- B1930
- Og da hans brødre så at deres far hadde ham mere kjær enn alle hans brødre, hatet de ham og kunde ikke tale vennlig til ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 27:41
And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
Read in context1 John 4:20
If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
Read in context1 John 3:12
Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
Read in context1 John 2:11
But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
Read in contextPsalms 69:4
They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
Read in contextGenesis 4:5
But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Read in contextJohn 15:18–19
If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
Read in context1 Samuel 17:28
And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
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