Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was helping his brothers tend their flocks. He was a young man at that time, as were the children of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. But Joseph would come back and tell his father that his brothers were doing bad things. Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his brothers, since he was born to him in his old age, so he had made a richly-embroidered tunic for him.

New American Standard Bible

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a varicolored tunic.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons because Joseph was a son born to him in his old age, and he made a robe of many colors for him.

A Conservative Version

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made for him a coat of many colors.

American Standard Version

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 colors.

Amplified

Now Israel (Jacob) loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a [distinctive] multicolored tunic.

Bible in Basic English

Now the love which Israel had for Joseph was greater than his love for all his other children, because he got him when he was an old man: and he had a long coat made for him.

Darby Translation

And Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was son of his old age; and he made him a vest of many colours.

Julia Smith Translation

And Israel loved Joseph above all his sons, for to him he was the son of old age: and he made for him a tunic (reaching to the soles of the feet).

King James 2000

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 colors.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, for he [was] a son of his old age. And he made a robe with long sleeves for him.

Modern King James verseion

And Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a tunic reaching to the soles of his feet.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he begat him in his old age, and he made him a coat of many colors.

NET Bible

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons because he was a son born to him late in life, and he made a special tunic for him.

New Heart English Bible

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 colors.

The Emphasized Bible

Now, Israel, loved Joseph more than any of his sons, because he was to him, the son of his old age, and he had made him, a long tunic.

Webster

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 colors.

World English Bible

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 colors.

Youngs Literal Translation

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

אהב אהב 
'ahab 
Usage: 212

יוסף 
Yowceph 
Usage: 213

of his old age
זקן 
Zaqun 
Usage: 4

and he made

Usage: 0

him a coat
כּתּנת כּתנת 
K@thoneth 
Usage: 29

References

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Images Genesis 37:3

Prayers for Genesis 37:3

Context Readings

Joseph's Dreams

2 This is a record of Jacob's descendants. 3 When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was helping his brothers tend their flocks. He was a young man at that time, as were the children of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. But Joseph would come back and tell his father that his brothers were doing bad things. Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his brothers, since he was born to him in his old age, so he had made a richly-embroidered tunic for him. 4 When Joseph's brothers realized that their father loved him more than all of his brothers, they hated him so much that they were unable to speak politely to him.


Cross References

Genesis 37:23

As it was, when Joseph arrived where his brothers were, they stripped off the tunic that Jacob had given him that is, the richly-embroidered tunic that he was wearing.

Genesis 37:32

Then they stretched out the richly-embroidered tunic to dry, and brought it to their father. "We've found this," they reported. "Look at it and see if this is or isn't your son's tunic."

2 Samuel 13:18

Now she was clothed in a long sleeved, multi-colored ornamental tunic, commonly worn by the king's virgin daughters. When Amnon's servant threw her out and locked the door after her,

Genesis 44:20-30

and we answered Your Excellency, "We have an aged father and a younger child who was born when he was old. His brother is now dead, so he's the only surviving son of his mother. His father loves him.'

Judges 5:30

"They're busy finding and dividing the war booty, aren't they? A girl or two for each valiant warrior, and some dyed materials for Sisera perhaps dyed, embroidered war booty or some detailed embroidery for my neck as the booty of war!

Psalm 45:13-14

In her chamber, the king's daughter is glorious; her clothing is embroidered with gold thread.

Ezekiel 16:16

You took some of your clothes and made gaily-colored high places and prostituted yourself all around them something which had never happened before nor will ever happen again.

John 3:35

The Father loves the Son and has put everything in his hands.

John 13:22-23

The disciples began looking at one another, completely mystified about whom he was speaking.

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