Genesis 37:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 37:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 37:4 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 37:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn’t speak peaceably to him.”
Genesis 37:4 — World English Bible
Genesis 37:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren; and they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.”
Genesis 37:4 — American Standard Version
Genesis 37:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and his brethren see that their father hath loved him more than any of his brethren, and they hate him, and have not been able to speak <FI>to<Fi> him peaceably.”
Genesis 37:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 37:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, and they hated him, and could not greet him with friendliness.”
Genesis 37:4 — Darby Translation
Genesis 37:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So when his brethren sawe that their father loued him more then all his brethren, then they hated him, and could not speake peaceably vnto him.”
Genesis 37:4 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 37:4 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and they were not able to speak with him peaceably.”
Genesis 37:4 — The Living Sword
Genesis 37:4 in Context — Genesis 37
2 Estas fueron las generaciones de Jacob. José, siendo de edad de diez y siete años apacentaba las ovejas con sus hermanos; y el joven estaba con los hijos de Bilha, y con los hijos de Zilpa, mujeres de su padre: y noticiaba José á su padre la mala fama de ellos.
3 Y amaba Israel á José más que á todos sus hijos, porque le había tenido en su vejez: y le hizo una ropa de diversos colores.
4 Y viendo sus hermanos que su padre lo amaba más que á todos sus hermanos, aborrecíanle, y no le podían hablar pacíficamente.
5 Y soñó José un sueño, y contólo á sus hermanos; y ellos vinieron á aborrecerle más todavía.
6 Y él les dijo: Oíd ahora este sueño que he soñado:
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What Does Genesis 37:4 Mean?
Genesis 37:4 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 37. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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