His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn’t speak peaceably to him.
Parallel translations
- KJV 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.
- BSB 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.
- NKJV 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.
- NASB And 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 But his brothers hated Joseph because their father loved him more than the rest of them. They couldn’t say a kind word to him.
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- Gen 27:41Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him. Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
- 1 Jn 4:20If a man says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn’t love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?
- 1 Jn 3:12unlike Cain, who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
- Ps 69:4Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head. Those who want to cut me off, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty. I have to restore what I didn’t take away.
- 1 Jn 2:11But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and doesn’t know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
- John 15:18–19If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.
- Gen 4:5but he didn’t respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.
- 1 Sam 17:28Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger burned against David, and he said, “Why have you come down? With whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride, and the naughtiness of your heart; for you have come down that you might see the battle.”
- Gen 37:5Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him all the more.
- 1 Sam 16:12–13He sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with a handsome face and good appearance. Yahweh said, “Arise! Anoint him, for this is he.”
- Gen 49:23The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecute him:
- Ps 38:19But my enemies are vigorous and many. Those who hate me without reason are numerous.
- Gen 37:18–24They saw him afar off, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.
- Gen 37:11His brothers envied him, but his father kept this saying in mind.
- Titus 3:3For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
- 1 Jn 3:10In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn’t do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn’t love his brother.
- John 7:3–5His brothers therefore said to him, “Depart from here, and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do.
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