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 peaceable to him.

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In The King 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.

In Context

3And Jacob loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was to him the son of old age; and he made for him a coat of many colors.

5And Joseph dreamed a dream, and reported it to his brethren.

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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 nigh, that I may slay 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, 1 And the archers pressed hard upon him. 1

Psalms 69:4Let them that say to me, Aha, aha, be turned back and put to shame immediately. 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 →

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