Genesis
Genesis 37:4
4When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | אֶחָ֗יו | ’e·ḥāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| saw | וַיִּרְא֣וּ | way·yir·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7200 see |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| their father | אֲבִיהֶם֙ | ’ă·ḇî·hem | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
| loved | אָהַ֤ב | ’ā·haḇ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H157 love |
| him | אֹת֞וֹ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| more than any | מִכָּל־ | mik·kāl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| they hated | וַֽיִּשְׂנְא֖וּ | way·yiś·nə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8130 hate |
| him | אֹת֑וֹ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| and could | יָכְל֖וּ | yā·ḵə·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| speak | דַּבְּר֥וֹ | dab·bə·rōw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| a kind word to him | לְשָׁלֹֽם׃ | lə·šā·lōm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 27:41 · 1 John 3:12 · 1 John 4:20 · Psalm 69:4 · 1 John 2:11 · Genesis 4:5 · John 15:18–19 · Genesis 37:5 · 1 Samuel 17:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.