Genesis 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 

Ge 4:5; Ge 27:41; Ge 37:5,11,18-24; Ge 49:23; 1Sa 16:12,13; 1Sa 17:28; Ps 38:19; Ps 69:4; Joh 7:3-5; Joh 15:18,19; Tit 3:3; 1Jo 2:11; 1Jo 3:10,12; 1Jo 4:20

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.”