Genesis 37:4

NETBible	When Joseph’s¹ brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them,² they hated Joseph³ and were not able to speak to him kindly.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Gen 37:4	When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 37:4	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.
NLT © biblegateway Gen 37:4	But his brothers hated Joseph because of their father’s partiality. They couldn’t say a kind word to him.
MSG © biblegateway Gen 37:4	When his brothers realized that their father loved him more than them, they grew to hate him--they wouldn't even speak to him.
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 37:4	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.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 37:4	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.
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 37:4	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.
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KJV	And when his brethren <0251> saw <07200> (8799) that their father <01> loved <0157> (8804) him more than all his brethren <0251>_, they hated <08130> (8799) him, and could <03201> (8804) not speak <01696> (8763) peaceably <07965> unto him.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 37:4	His brothers <0251> saw <07200> that their father <01> loved <0157> him more <04480> than <04480> all <03605> his brothers <0251> ; and so they hated <08130> him and could <03201> not speak <01696> to him on friendly <07965> terms <07965> .
LXXM	idontev <3708> V-AAPNP de <1161> PRT oi <3588> T-NPM adelfoi <80> N-NPM autou <846> D-GSM oti <3754> CONJ auton <846> D-ASM o <3588> T-NSM pathr <3962> N-NSM filei <5368> V-PAI-3S ek <1537> PREP pantwn <3956> A-GPM twn <3588> T-GPM uiwn <5207> N-GPM autou <846> D-GSM emishsan <3404> V-AAI-3P auton <846> D-ASM kai <2532> CONJ ouk <3364> ADV edunanto <1410> V-IMI-3P lalein <2980> V-PAN autw <846> D-DSM ouden <3762> A-ASN eirhnikon <1516> A-ASN
NET [draft] ITL	When Joseph’s brothers <0251> saw <07200> that <03588> their father <01> loved <0157> him more than any <03605> of them <0251> , they hated <08130> Joseph and were not <03808> able <03201> to speak <01696> to him kindly <07965> .
HEBREW	Mlsl <07965> wrbd <01696> wlky <03201> alw <03808> wta <0853> wanvyw <08130> wyxa <0251> lkm <03605> Mhyba <01> bha <0157> wta <0853> yk <03588> wyxa <0251> waryw (37:4) <07200>

NETBible

When Joseph’s¹ brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them,² they hated Joseph³ and were not able to speak to him kindly.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²tn Heb “of his brothers.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been replaced in the translation by the pronoun “them.”

³tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴tn Heb “speak to him for peace.”