Genesis 37:4

When his brothers saw that their father loved Joseph more than all his other sons, they hated him and could not speak to him in a friendly manner.

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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

3Now Jacob loved his son Joseph, who was born in his old age; and he made him a long robe with sleeves.

5Joseph also had a dream and told it to his brothers, and they hated him still more.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:41Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing that his father had given him. Esau said to himself, “My father will soon die; then I will kill Jacob, my brother.”

Genesis 37:11Therefore his brothers envied him; but his father kept the matter in mind.

Genesis 49:23They bitterly attack, they shoot at him. The archers hatefully assail him,

Psalms 69:4More than the hairs of my head are those who wantonly hate me. More than my bones in number are those who are falsely my foes. That which I never robbed, how am I then to restore?

John 7:3his brothers said to him, “Leave this part of the country, and go into Judea, so that your disciples, as well as we, may see the work that you are doing.

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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