4 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.

4 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.

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.

4 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.

4 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.

4 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.

4 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.

4 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.

4 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. 

4 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.

4 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.

4 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.

4 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.