Genesis 37:1-4

New Century Version

Joseph the Dreamer

37 Jacob lived in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived. ² This is the family history of Jacob:

Joseph was a young man, seventeen years old. He and his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives, cared for the flocks. Joseph gave his father bad reports about his brothers. ³ Since Joseph was born when his father Israel^[a] was old, Israel loved him more than his other sons. He made Joseph a special robe with long sleeves. ⁴ When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than he loved them, they hated their brother and could not speak to him politely.