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1 And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
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Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, 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.
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This is the account of Jacob’s family line. Joseph, a young man of seventeen, was tending the flocks with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives, and he brought their father a bad report about them.
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.
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Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because he had been born to him in his old age; and he made an ornate robe for him.
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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When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
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Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more.
6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
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He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:
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