Genesis 37:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.”
Genesis 37:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 37:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 37:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“This is the history of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. Joseph brought an evil report of them to their father.”
Genesis 37:2 — World English Bible
Genesis 37:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought the evil report of them unto their father. ”
Genesis 37:2 — American Standard Version
Genesis 37:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“These <FI>are<Fi> births of Jacob: Joseph, a son of seventeen years, hath been enjoying himself with his brethren among the flock, (and he <FI>is<Fi> a youth,) with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives, and Joseph bringeth in an account of their evil unto their father.”
Genesis 37:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 37:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, fed the flock with his brethren; and he was doing service with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought to his father an evil report of them. ”
Genesis 37:2 — Darby Translation
Genesis 37:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“These are the generations of Iaakob, when Ioseph was seuenteene yeere olde: he kept sheepe with his brethren, and the childe was with the sonnes of Bilhah, and with the sonnes of Zilpah, his fathers wiues. And Ioseph brought vnto their father their euill saying.”
Genesis 37:2 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 37:2 in Context — Genesis 37
1 And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
4 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.
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