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Genesis 37:3-5
Modern English Version
Genesis 37:3-5
Modern English Version
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a coat of many colors.[a] 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.
5 Now Joseph dreamed a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
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- Genesis 37:3 From the Septuagint, a cloak with long sleeves, a full-length cloak, or an embroidered cloak, showing favoritism.
Genesis 37:3-5
New International Version
Genesis 37:3-5
New International Version
3 Now Israel(A) loved Joseph more than any of his other sons,(B) because he had been born to him in his old age;(C) and he made an ornate[a] robe(D) for him.(E) 4 When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him(F) and could not speak a kind word to him.
5 Joseph had a dream,(G) and when he told it to his brothers,(H) they hated him all the more.(I)
Footnotes
- Genesis 37:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain; also in verses 23 and 32.
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