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Genesis 37:4

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37:4When Joseph’s11 brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them,12 they hated Joseph13 and were not able to speak to him kindly.14

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Footnotes

  1. 11 Heb “his”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 12 Heb “of his brothers.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been replaced in the translation by the pronoun “them.”
  3. 13 Heb “him”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  4. 14 Heb “speak to him for peace.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

KJV 1900King 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.