Revised Literal Translation
Genesis 37:2-4
2These arethe generationsתֹּלְד֣וֹתto.le.DotH8435of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290.Josephיוֹסֵ֞ףyo.SefH3130, beingseventeenשְׁבַֽע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.va'- 'es.RehH7651H6240yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,was feedingרֹעֶ֤הro.'EhH7462the flockבַּצֹּ֔אןba.TzonH6629with his brethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251;and the ladנַ֗עַרNa.'arH5288waswith the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Bilhahבִלְהָ֛הvil.HahH1090,and with the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Zilpahזִלְפָּ֖הzil.PahH2153,his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1wivesנְשֵׁ֣יne.SheiH802:and Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935unto his fatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃'a.vi.HemH1their evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451reportדִּבָּתָ֥םdi.ba.TamH1681.
3Now Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478lovedאָהַ֤ב'a.HavH157Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130more than all his childrenבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121, because he wasthe sonבֶן־ven-H1121of his old ageזְקֻנִ֥יםze.ku.NimH2208:and he madeוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213him a coatכְּתֹ֥נֶתke.To.netH3801of manycoloursפַּסִּֽים׃pa.SimH6446.
4And when his brethrenאֶחָ֗יו'e.ChavH251sawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200that their fatherאֲבִיהֶם֙'a.vi.HemH1lovedאָהַ֤ב'a.HavH157him more than all his brethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251,they hatedוַֽיִּשְׂנְא֖וּvai.yis.ne.'UH8130him, and couldיָכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201not speakדַּבְּר֥וֹda.be.RoH1696peaceablyלְשָׁלֹֽם׃le.sha.LomH7965unto him.
Commentaries on Genesis 37
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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