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OET (OET-RV) When his brothers saw that their father loved Yosef more than all of his brothers, they hated him and couldn’t make themselves say anything nice to him.
OET-LV And_they_saw brothers_his if/because_that DOM_him/it he_loved father_their from_all brothers_his and_hated DOM_him/it and_not they_were_able speak_him on_terms_kind.
UHB וַיִּרְא֣וּ אֶחָ֗יו כִּֽי־אֹת֞וֹ אָהַ֤ב אֲבִיהֶם֙ מִכָּל־אֶחָ֔יו וַֽיִּשְׂנְא֖וּ אֹת֑וֹ וְלֹ֥א יָכְל֖וּ דַּבְּר֥וֹ לְשָׁלֹֽם׃ ‡
(vayyirʼū ʼeḩāyv kiy-ʼotō ʼāhaⱱ ʼₐⱱīhem mikkāl-ʼeḩāyv vayyisnəʼū ʼotō vəloʼ yākəlū dabrō ləshālom.)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ, ὅτι αὐτὸν ὁ πατὴρ φιλεῖ ἐκ πάντων τῶν υἱῶν αὐτοῦ, ἐμίσησαν αὐτὸν, καὶ οὐκ ἠδύναντο λαλεῖν αὐτῷ οὐδὲν εἰρηνικόν.
(Idontes de hoi adelfoi autou, hoti auton ho pataʸr filei ek pantōn tōn huiōn autou, emisaʸsan auton, kai ouk aʸdunanto lalein autōi ouden eiraʸnikon. )
BrTr And his brethren having seen that his father loved him more than all his sons, hated him, and could not speak anything peaceable to him.
ULT And his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all of his brothers, so they hated him and were not able to speak to him peaceably.
UST When Joseph’s brothers realized that their father loved Joseph more than the rest of them, they hated him so much that they would not talk to him in a friendly manner.
BSB When 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.
OEB When his brothers saw that their father loved Joseph more than all his other sons, they hated him and could not speak to him in a friendly manner.
WEBBE His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn’t speak peaceably to him.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated Joseph and were not able to speak to him kindly.
LSV and his brothers see that their father has loved him more than any of his brothers, and they hate him, and have not been able to speak [to] him peaceably.
FBV When his brothers noticed that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and had nothing good to say about him.
T4T When Joseph’s older brothers realized that their father loved him more than he loved any of them, they hated him. They never spoke kindly to him.
LEB 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.
BBE And because his brothers saw that Joseph was dearer to his father than all the others, they were full of hate for him, and would not say a kind word to him.
Moff No Moff GEN book available
JPS 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.
ASV And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren; and they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
DRA And his brethren seeing that he was loved by his father, more than all his sons, hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.
YLT and his brethren see that their father hath loved him more than any of his brethren, and they hate him, and have not been able to speak [to] him peaceably.
Drby And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, and they hated him, and could not greet him with friendliness.
RV And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren; and they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
Wbstr And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.
KJB-1769 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.
(And when his brethren/brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren/brothers, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. )
KJB-1611 And when his brethren saw that their father loued him more then all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speake peaceably vnto him.
(And when his brethren/brothers saw that their father loved him more then all his brethren/brothers, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.)
Bshps And when his brethren saw that their father loued hym more then all his brethren, they hated hym, and coulde not speake peaceably vnto hym.
(And when his brethren/brothers saw that their father loved him more then all his brethren/brothers, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.)
Gnva So when his brethren sawe that their father loued him more then all his brethren, then they hated him, and could not speake peaceably vnto him.
(So when his brethren/brothers saw that their father loved him more then all his brethren/brothers, then they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. )
Cvdl Now wha his brethre sawe, yt his father loued him more the all his brethre, they had euell wyll at him, & coude not speake a fredly worde vnto hi.
(Now wha his brethren/brothers saw, it his father loved him more the all his brethre, they had evil will at him, and could not speak a fredly word unto hi.)
Wycl Forsothe hise britheren sien that he was loued of the fader more than alle, and thei hatiden hym, and myyten not speke ony thing pesibli to hym.
(Forsothe his brethren/brothers sien that he was loved of the fader more than all, and they hatiden him, and myyten not speak any thing pesibli to him.)
Luth Da nun seine Brüder sahen, daß ihn ihr Vater lieber hatte denn alle seine Brüder, waren sie ihm feind und konnten ihm kein freundlich Wort zusprechen.
(So now his brothers saw, that him/it you/their/her father dear had because all his brothers, were they/she/them him feind and could him kein freundlich Wort zusprechen.)
ClVg Videntes autem fratres ejus quod a patre plus cunctis filiis amaretur, oderant eum, nec poterant ei quidquam pacifice loqui.[fn]
(Videntes however brothers his that from patre plus cunctis childrens amaretur, oderant him, but_not they_could to_him anything pacifice loqui. )
37.4 Videntes autem fratres ejus, etc. Fratres Christi secundum carnem Judæi, de quorum cognatione carnem suscepit. Sed quia videbant quod gratia virtutum in eo fiebat, quod testabatur Patris præcipuam dilectionem, invidebant, nec poterant ei quidquam pacifice loqui, et sæpius insidias tentabant, et Patremfamilias in Beelzebub principe dæmoniorum dæmonia ejicere blasphemabant. ISID. Hoc spiritualiter in Christo impletum est, etc., usque ad in stellarum figura.
37.4 Videntes however brothers his, etc. Fratres of_Christ after/second carnem Yudæi, about quorum cognatione carnem suscepit. But because videbant that gratia virtutum in eo fiebat, that testabatur Patris præcipuam dilectionem, invidebant, but_not they_could to_him anything pacifice loqui, and sæpius insidias tentabant, and Patremfamilias in Beelzebub principe dæmoniorum demons eyicere blasphemabant. ISID. This spiritualiter in Christo impletum it_is, etc., until to in stellarum figura.
37:4 Jacob’s favoritism toward Joseph inflamed his other sons’ hatred of their brother. Just as Isaac’s and Rebekah’s favoritism had separated their family, Jacob’s favoritism would separate him from his son Joseph.
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
וַֽיִּשְׂנְא֖וּ אֹת֑וֹ וְלֹ֥א יָכְל֖וּ דַּבְּר֥וֹ לְשָׁלֹֽם
and,hated DOM=him/it and=not could speak,him on_~_terms,kind
Make sure it is clear here in your translation that the brothers hated Joseph, not their father. Alternate translation: “they despised Joseph so much that they could not speak to him kindly” or “… they refused to speak to him in a kind way.” or “… they always spoke unkindly to him.”