Genesis 37:1-4
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Joseph Dreams of Greatness
37 Jacob settled in the land where his father had lived as an alien, the land of Canaan.(A) 2 These are the descendants of Jacob.
Joseph, being seventeen years old, was shepherding the flock with his brothers; he was a helper to the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives, and Joseph brought a bad report of them to their father. 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his children because he was the son of his old age, and he made him an ornamented robe.[a](B) 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.(C)
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- 37.3 Or (compare Gk): a coat of many colors; meaning of Heb uncertain
Genesis 37:1-4
Evangelical Heritage Version
Trouble in Jacob’s Family
37 Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided as an alien, that is, in the land of Canaan.
2 This is the account about the development of the family of Jacob:
When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers. He was just a boy compared to the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah. Joseph brought a bad report about them to their father. 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his other sons, because he was the son born in his old age,[a] and he made him a special robe.[b] 4 His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, so they hated him and could not speak to him in a friendly way.
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- Genesis 37:3 Or who would care for him in his old age
- Genesis 37:3 Traditionally a coat of many colors, but the precise meaning of the term is no longer known. It may have been a robe or tunic with fancy embroidery or a tunic with long sleeves.
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