Genesis 37:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 37:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּרְא֣וּ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶחָ֗יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אֹת֞וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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אָהַ֤ב
ʼâhab
H157
to love
אֲבִיהֶם֙
ʼâb
H1
father
מִכָּל
kôl
H3605
all
אֶחָ֔יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
וַֽיִּשְׂנְא֖וּ
sânêʼ
H8130
to hate
אֹת֑וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָכְל֖וּ
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
דַּבְּר֥וֹ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
לְשָׁלֹֽם
shâlôwm
H7965
peace
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn't speak peaceably to him.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all of his brothers, so they hated him and were not able to speak to him peaceably.
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