Key Verse Spotlight
Genesis 37:4 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“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.”
Genesis 37:4
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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.
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. {colours: or, pieces}
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.
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told {it} his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
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