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New International Version NIV
1 Now Jacob dwelt in the land where 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 This is the history of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. And the lad was with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph brought a bad report of them to his father.
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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. Also he made him a tunic of many colors.
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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 But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to 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 Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more.
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Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more.
6 So he said to them, "Please hear this dream which I have dreamed:
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He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:
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