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Genesis 37:4
Joseph’s Dreams
3Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors.4When 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.
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Berean Standard Bible
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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
And because his brothers saw that Joseph was dearer to his father than all the others, they were full of hate for him, and would not say a kind word to him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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.
Free Bible Version
When his brothers noticed that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and had nothing good to say about him.
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.
King James (Authorized) 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.
One Unity Resource Bible
His brothers saw that their father 'ahav ·affectionately loved· him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn’t speak peaceably to him.
Translation for Translators
When Joseph’s older brothers realized that their father loved him more than he loved any of them, they hated him. They never spoke kindly to him.
Unlocked Literal Bible
His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers. They hated him and would not speak kindly to him.
Noah Webster Bible
And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.
World English Bible
His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn’t speak peaceably to him.
Young's Literal Translation
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.