Genesis 37:2-4

Expanded Bible

² ·This is the family history [^LThese are the generations; 2:4] of Jacob:

Joseph was a young man, seventeen years old. He and his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives, ·cared for [shepherded] the flocks. Joseph was a ·helper [assistant; ^Lyouth] to his brothers. Joseph gave his father bad reports about his brothers. ³ Since Joseph was born when his father Israel [^CJacob’s other name] was old, Israel loved him more than his other sons. He made Joseph a special robe with long sleeves [^Ctraditionally a multicolored robe]. ⁴ When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than he loved them, they hated their brother and could not speak to him ·politely [^Ccivilly; ^Lpeacefully].