Genesis 37:4

37:4 When Joseph’s 1  brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, 2  they hated Joseph 3  and were not able to speak to him kindly. 4 

Genesis 37:11

37:11 His brothers were jealous 5  of him, but his father kept in mind what Joseph said. 6 

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

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

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

4 tn Heb “speak to him for peace.”

5 sn Joseph’s brothers were already jealous of him, but this made it even worse. Such jealousy easily leads to action, as the next episode in the story shows. Yet dreams were considered a form of revelation, and their jealousy was not only of the favoritism of their father, but of the dreams. This is why Jacob kept the matter in mind.

6 tn Heb “kept the word.” The referent of the Hebrew term “word” has been specified as “what Joseph said” in the translation for clarity, and the words “in mind” have been supplied for stylistic reasons.