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Genesis 37:4

But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they ehated him and could not speak peaceably to him.

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Genesis 37:4 — The New International Version (NIV)

When 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.

Genesis 37:4 — English Standard Version (ESV)

But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peacefully to him.

Genesis 37:4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Genesis 37:4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

But his brothers hated Joseph because their father loved him more than the rest of them. They couldn’t say a kind word to him.

Genesis 37:4 — New Century Version (NCV)

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than he loved them, they hated their brother and could not speak to him politely.

Genesis 37:4 — American Standard Version (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.

Genesis 37:4 — 1890 Darby Bible (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.

Genesis 37:4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them. They hated Joseph and couldn’t speak to him on friendly terms. 

Genesis 37:4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not bring themselves to speak peaceably to him.

Genesis 37:4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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

Genesis 37:4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and were not able to speak peaceably to him.

Genesis 37:4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them. So they hated Joseph. They couldn’t even speak one kind word to him.

Genesis 37:4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers; and so they hated him and could not speak to him on friendly terms.


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