Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 These [are] the generations of Jacob. Joseph, [being] seventeen years old, was shepherding the flock with his brothers. Now he [was] a helper with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, the wives of his father. And Joseph brought a bad report of them to his father. 3 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. 4 When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and were not able to speak peaceably to him.


Cross References

Genesis 37:23

And it happened [that] as Joseph came to his brothers they stripped Joseph of his robe, the robe with long sleeves, that [was] upon him.

Genesis 37:32

Then they sent the robe with long sleeves and they brought [it] to their father and said, "We found this; please examine [it]. [Is] it the robe of your son or not?"

2 Samuel 13:18

Now there [was] a long-sleeved robe on her, for so they clothed the daughters of the king who [were] virgins, in robes. His servant put her outside, and he bolted the door behind her.

Genesis 44:20-30

And we said to my lord, 'We have an aged father, and a younger [brother], the child of his old age, and his brother died, and he alone remains from his mother, and his father loves him.'

Judges 5:30

'Are they not finding and dividing the plunder? {A bedmate or two bedmates for every man}; colorful garments for Sisera, plunder of colorful garments, beautifully finished colorful garments, on the neck of the plunderer?'

Psalm 45:13-14

The king's daughter is all glorious within; her garment [is] of gold embroidered cloth.

Ezekiel 16:16

And you took from your clothes and you made for yourself colorful shrines, and you prostituted on them; {this had not happened before}, and it {will not continue to happen}.

John 3:35

The Father loves the Son and has given all [things] into his hand.

John 13:22-23

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

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