Genesis 37:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 37:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 37:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 37:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a tunic of many colors.”
Genesis 37:3 — World English Bible
Genesis 37:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 colors. ”
Genesis 37:3 — American Standard Version
Genesis 37:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Israel hath loved Joseph more than any of his sons, for he <FI>is<Fi> a son of his old age, and hath made for him a long coat;”
Genesis 37:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 37:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was son of his old age; and he made him a vest of many colours. ”
Genesis 37:3 — Darby Translation
Genesis 37:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Nowe Israel loued Ioseph more then all his sonnes, because he begate him in his old age, and he made him a coat of many colours.”
Genesis 37:3 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 37:3 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.
5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
Read the full chapter: Genesis 37 — Joseph and His Brothers →
What Does Genesis 37:3 Mean?
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