Genesis 37:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
His brothersאֶחָ֗יו
(e·chav)
251: a brotherfrom an unused word
sawוַיִּרְא֣וּ
(vai·yir·'u)
7200: to seea prim. root
that their fatherאֲבִיהֶם֙
(a·vi·hem)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
lovedאָהַ֤ב
(a·hav)
157: to lovea prim. root
him more than 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
allמִכָּל־
(mik·kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
his brothers;אֶחָ֔יו
(e·chav,)
251: a brotherfrom an unused word
and [so] they hatedוַֽיִּשְׂנְא֖וּ
(vai·yis·ne·'u)
8130: to hatea prim. root
him and couldיָכְל֖וּ
(ya·che·lu)
3201: to be able, have powera prim. root
not speakדַּבְּרֹ֥ו
(dab·be·rov)
1696: to speaka prim. root
to him on friendly terms.לְשָׁלֹֽם׃
(le·sha·lom.)
7965: completeness, soundness, welfare, peacefrom shalem


















KJV Lexicon
And when his brethren
'ach  (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
saw
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
that their father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
loved
'ahab  (aw-hab')
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) -- (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
him more than all his brethren
'ach  (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
they hated
sane'  (saw-nay')
to hate (personally) -- enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, utterly.
him and could
yakol  (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
not speak
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
peaceably
shalowm  (shaw-lome')
safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
unto him
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers; and so they hated him and could not speak to him on friendly terms.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not bring themselves to speak peaceably to him.

International Standard Version
When Joseph's brothers realized that their father loved him more than all of his brothers, they hated him so much that they were unable to speak politely to him.

NET Bible
When Joseph's brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated Joseph and were not able to speak to him kindly.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Joseph's brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them. They hated Joseph and couldn't speak to him on friendly terms.

King James 2000 Bible
And when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
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