Genesis 37:4
And his brethren having seen that his father loved him more than all his sons, hated him, and could not speak anything peaceful to him.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
In Context
5And Joseph dreamed a dream, and reported it to his brethren.
Cross References
Genesis 27:41And Esau was angry with Jacob because of the blessing, with which his father blessed him; and Esau said in his mind, Let the days of my father's mourning draw near, that I may kill my brother Jacob.
Genesis 37:11And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
Genesis 49:23Against whom men taking evil counsel reproached him, and the archers pressed hard upon him.
1 Samuel 17:28And Eliab his elder brother heard as he spoke to the men, and Eliab was very angry with David and said, Why have you thus come down, and with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the naughtiness of your heart, for you are come down to see the battle.
Psalms 69:4Let all that seek you exult and be glad in you: and let those that love your salvation say continually, Let God be magnified. 1
Matthew Henry on Genesis 37:2-5
The History of Joseph. ( b. c. 1729.) 1 And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. 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. 4… Read the whole commentary →