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Genesis 37:1-6

Young's Literal Translation YLT

New International Version NIV

1 And Jacob dwelleth in the land of his father's sojournings -- in the land of Canaan.

1 Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan.

2 These [are] births of Jacob: Joseph, a son of seventeen years, hath been enjoying himself with his brethren among the flock, (and he [is] 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.

2 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 And Israel hath loved Joseph more than any of his sons, for he [is] a son of his old age, and hath made for him a long coat;

3 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 his brethren see that their father hath loved him more than any of his brethren, and they hate him, and have not been able to speak [to] him peaceably.

4 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 dreameth a dream, and declareth to his brethren, and they add still more to hate him.

5 Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more.

6 And he saith unto them, `Hear ye, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

6 He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:

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