Genesis 37:4

King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

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  • Gen 27:41 : 41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
  • 1 John 4:20 : 20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
  • Gen 49:23 : 23 The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
  • 1 John 3:12 : 12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
  • 1 Sam 17:28 : 28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
  • Ps 38:19 : 19 But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
  • Ps 69:4 : 4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
  • John 7:3-5 : 3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest. 4 For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world. 5 For neither did his brethren believe in him.
  • John 15:18-19 : 18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
  • Titus 3:3 : 3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
  • 1 John 2:11 : 11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
  • 1 John 3:10 : 10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
  • Gen 4:5 : 5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
  • 1 Sam 16:12-13 : 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
  • Gen 37:5 : 5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
  • Gen 37:11 : 11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
  • Gen 37:18-24 : 18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. 19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. 20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams. 21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him. 22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again. 23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him; 24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.

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  • Gen 37:5-6
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    5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

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

  • Gen 37:2-3
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    2 These are the nerations 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.

    3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old a: and he made him a coat of many colours.

  • Gen 37:8-12
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    8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

    9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.

    10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

    11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

    12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

  • Gen 37:17-20
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    17 And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

    18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

    19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.

    20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

  • Gen 50:15-17
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    15 And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.

    16 And they sent a messenr unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

    17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.

  • Gen 37:23
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    23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;

  • Gen 42:7-8
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    7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself stran unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

    8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

  • Gen 37:31-32
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    31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;

    32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no.

  • Gen 27:41
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    41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

  • Gen 37:27
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    27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.

  • Gen 45:15-16
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    15 Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.

    16 And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.

  • Gen 45:3-4
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    3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.

    4 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.

  • Gen 45:1
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    1 Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.

  • Acts 7:9
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    9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

  • Gen 48:17
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    17 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head.

  • Gen 42:36
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    36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.

  • Gen 47:5
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    5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:

  • Gen 42:23
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    23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.

  • Gen 43:6
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    6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

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