Genesis 37:4
Text Analysis

Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
7200 [e]וַיִּרְא֣וּ
way-yir-’ū
And sawConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp
251 [e]אֶחָ֗יו
’e-ḥāw
his brothersN-mpc | 3ms
3588 [e]כִּֽי־
kî-
thatConj
853 [e]אֹת֞וֹ
’ō-ṯōw
himDirObjM | 3ms
157 [e]אָהַ֤ב
’ā-haḇ
lovedV-Qal-Perf-3ms
1 [e]אֲבִיהֶם֙
’ă-ḇî-hem
their fatherN-msc | 3mp
3605 [e]מִכָּל־
mik-kāl
more than allPrep-m | N-msc
251 [e]אֶחָ֔יו
’e-ḥāw
his brothersN-mpc | 3ms
8130 [e]וַֽיִּשְׂנְא֖וּ
way-yiś-nə-’ū
and they hatedConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp
853 [e]אֹת֑וֹ
’ō-ṯōw
himDirObjM | 3ms
3808 [e]וְלֹ֥א
wə-lō
and notConj-w | Adv-NegPrt
3201 [e]יָכְל֖וּ
yā-ḵə-lū
ableV-Qal-Perf-3cp
1696 [e]דַּבְּר֥וֹ
dab-bə-rōw
speak to himV-Piel-Inf | 3ms
7965 [e]לְשָׁלֹֽם׃
lə-šā-lōm
peaceablyPrep-l | N-ms





















Parallel Strong's
Berean Study 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.

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.

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.

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.
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