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Genesis 37:4

American Standard Version

4 And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren; and they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

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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.

English Standard Version

But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peacefully to him.

King James Version

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.

New American Standard Bible

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.

New International Version

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.

New King James Version

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.

New Living Translation

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.

World English Bible

His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn’t speak peaceably to him.