Genesis 37:4
Good News Translation
When his brothers saw that their father loved Joseph more than he loved them, they hated their brother so much that they would not speak to him in a friendly manner.

New Revised Standard Version
But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.

Contemporary English Version
which showed that Joseph was his favorite son, and so Joseph's brothers hated him and would not be friendly to him.

New American Bible
When his brothers saw that their father loved him best of all his brothers, they hated him so much that they could not say a kind word to him.

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

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

hated him.

Genesis 37:5,11,18-24 Now it fell out also that he told his brethren a dream, that he had dreamed: which occasioned them to hate him the more. . . .

Genesis 4:5 But to Cain and his offerings he had no respect: and Cain was exceeding angry, and his countenance fell.

Genesis 27:41 Esau therefore always hated Jacob, for the blessing wherewith his father had blessed him; and he said in his heart: The days will come of the mourning for my father, and I will kill my brother Jacob.

Genesis 49:23 But they that held darts, provoked him, and quarrelled with him, and envied him.

1 Samuel 16:12,13 He sent therefore and brought him. Now he was ruddy and beautiful to behold, and of a comely face. And the Lord said: Arise, and anoint him, for this is he. . . .

1 Samuel 17:28 Now when Eliab his eldest brother heard this, when he was speaking with others, he was angry with David, and said: Why camest thou hither? and why didst thou leave those few sheep in the desert? I know thy pride, and the wickedness of thy heart: that thou art come down to see the battle.

Psalm 38:19 But my enemies live, and are stronger than I: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

Psalm 69:4 They are multiplied above the hairs of my head, who hate me without cause. My enemies are grown strong who have wrongfully persecuted me: then did I pay that which I took not away.

John 7:3-5 And his brethren said to, him: Pass from hence and go into Judea, that thy disciples also may see thy works which thou dost. . . .

John 15:18,19 If the world hate you, know ye that it hath hated me before you. . . .

Titus 3:3 For we ourselves also were some time unwise, incredulous, erring, slaves to divers desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.

1 John 2:11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness and walketh in darkness and knoweth not whither he goeth: because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.

1 John 3:10,12 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil. Whosoever is not just is not of God, or he that loveth not his brother. . . .

1 John 4:20 If any man say: I love God, and hateth his brother; he is a liar. For he that loveth not his brother whom he seeth, how can he love God whom he seeth not?

Context
Joseph's Dreams
3Now Israel loved Joseph above all his sons, because he had him in his old age: and he made him a coat of divers colours. 4And his brethren seeing that he was loved by his father, more than all his sons, hated hem, and could not speak peaceably to him.5Now it fell out also that he told his brethren a dream, that he had dreamed: which occasioned them to hate him the more.…
Cross References
Genesis 27:41
Esau therefore always hated Jacob, for the blessing wherewith his father had blessed him; and he said in his heart: The days will come of the mourning for my father, and I will kill my brother Jacob.

1 Samuel 17:28
Now when Eliab his eldest brother heard this, when he was speaking with others, he was angry with David, and said: Why camest thou hither? and why didst thou leave those few sheep in the desert? I know thy pride, and the wickedness of thy heart: that thou art come down to see the battle.

Jeremiah 12:6
For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have fought against thee, and have cried after thee with full voice: believe them not when they speak good things to thee.

Genesis 37:3
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