Genesis 37:4

In 11 translations

BSB

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.

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.

WEB

His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn’t speak peaceably to him.

ASV

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.

LSV

and his brothers see that their father has loved him more than any of his brothers, and they hate him, and have not been able to speak [to] him peaceably.

YLT

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 [to] him peaceably.

DBY

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.

DRC

And his brethren seeing that he was loved by his father, more than all his sons, hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.

GNV

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.

JPS

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.

LXXE

And his brethren having seen that his father loved him more than all his sons, hated him, and could not speak anything peaceable to him.

Word by word Hebrew · tap a word

Original-language editions

WLC

וַיִּרְא֣וּ אֶחָ֗יו כִּֽי־אֹת֞וֹ אָהַ֤ב אֲבִיהֶם֙ מִכָּל־אֶחָ֔יו וַֽיִּשְׂנְא֖וּ אֹת֑וֹ וְלֹ֥א יָכְל֖וּ דַּבְּר֥וֹ לְשָׁלֹֽם׃

LXX-Br

Ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ, ὅτι αὐτὸν ὁ πατὴρ φιλεῖ ἐκ πάντων τῶν υἱῶν αὐτοῦ, ἐμίσησαν αὐτὸν, καὶ οὐκ ἠδύναντο λαλεῖν αὐτῷ οὐδὲν εἰρηνικόν.

Who and where

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Genesis 27:41Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
• 1 John 3:12Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
• 1 John 4:20If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
• Psalms 69:4Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me— my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.
• 1 John 2:11But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
• John 15:18–19If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.
• Genesis 37:5Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
• Genesis 4:5but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.
• 1 Samuel 17:28Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your…
• Titus 3:3For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
• Genesis 37:18–24Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him. “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another. “Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can…
• 1 Samuel 16:12–13So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him, for he is the one.” So Samuel took the horn of oil and…
• Genesis 49:23The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.
• Psalms 38:19Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason.
• Genesis 37:11And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.
• 1 John 3:10By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).