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Genesis 37:3-8
King James Version
Genesis 37:3-8
King James Version
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 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.
5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
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Genesis 37:3-8
New International Version
Genesis 37:3-8
New International Version
3 Now Israel(A) loved Joseph more than any of his other sons,(B) because he had been born to him in his old age;(C) and he made an ornate[a] robe(D) for him.(E) 4 When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him(F) and could not speak a kind word to him.
5 Joseph had a dream,(G) and when he told it to his brothers,(H) they hated him all the more.(I) 6 He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had: 7 We were binding sheaves(J) of grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around mine and bowed down to it.”(K)
8 His brothers said to him, “Do you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?”(L) And they hated him all the more(M) because of his dream and what he had said.
Footnotes
- Genesis 37:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain; also in verses 23 and 32.
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