Genesis

Genesis 37:3

³Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors.^a

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Israel	וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	wə·yiś·rā·’êl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
loved	אָהַ֤ב	’ā·haḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H157 love
Joseph	יוֹסֵף֙	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
more than	מִכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
his other sons	בָּנָ֔יו	bā·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Joseph	ה֖וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
had been born	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
to him	ל֑וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
in his old age	זְקֻנִ֥ים	zə·qu·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2208 old age
so he made	וְעָ֥שָׂה	wə·‘ā·śāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
him	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
a robe	כְּתֹ֥נֶת	kə·ṯō·neṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3801 tunic
of many colors	פַּסִּֽים׃	pas·sîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6446 flat

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