Genesis 37:3

And Israel loued Ioseph more than all his childern because he begat hym in his olde age and he made him a coote of many coloures.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2And these are the generations of Iacob: when Ioseph was.xvij. yere olde he kepte shepe with his brethren and the lad was with the sonnes of Bilha and of Zilpha his fathers wyues. And he brought vnto their father an euyll saynge yt was of them.

4When his brothren sawe that their father loued him more than all his brethern they hated him and coude not speke one kynde worde vnto him.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:23And as soone as Ioseph was come vnto his brethren they strypte him out of his gay coote that was vpon him

Genesis 44:20And we answered my lord we haue a father that is old and a yonge lad which he begat in his age: ad the brother of the sayde lad is dead and he is all that is left of that mother. And his father loueth him.

John 13:22And then the disciples loked one on another doutinge of who he spake.

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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