Genesis 37:4

When 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.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

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 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.

5Moreouer Ioseph dreamed a dreawe and tolde it his brethren: wherfore they hated him yet the more.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:41And Esau hated Iacob because of the blessynge yt his father blessed him with all and sayde in his harte: The dayes of my fathers sorowe are at hade for I will sley my brother Iacob.

Genesis 37:11And his brethern hated him but his father noted the saynge.

Genesis 49:23The shoters haue envyed him and chyde with him ad hated him

John 7:3His brethren therfore sayde vnto him: get ye hence and go into Iewry yt thy disciples maye se thy workes yt thou doest.

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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