Genesis 37:3 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his children because he was the son of his old age, and he made him an ornamented robe.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a [distinctive] long tunic with sleeves.

American Standard Version (1901)

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colors.

Common English Bible

Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons because he was born when Jacob was old. Jacob had made for him a long robe.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Now Israel loved Joseph above all his sons, because he had conceived him in his old age. And he made him a tunic, woven of many colors.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Now Israel loved Joseph above all his sons, because he had him in his old age: and he made him a coat of divers colours.

Genesis 37:3 Cross References

Genesis 37:23

So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the ornamented robe that he wore,

Genesis 37:31

Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a goat, and dipped the robe in the blood.

Genesis 37:32

They had the ornamented robe taken to their father, and they said, “This we have found; see now whether it is your son’s robe or not.”

2 Samuel 13:18

(Now she was wearing an ornamented robe with sleeves, for this is how the virgin daughters of the king were clothed in earlier times.) So his servant put her out and bolted the door after her.

Ezekiel 16:16

You took some of your garments and made for yourself colorful high places and on them prostituted yourself; nothing like this has ever been or ever shall be.

John 3:35

The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in his hands.

Judges 5:30

‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil? A woman or two for every man; spoil of dyed stuffs for Sisera, spoil of dyed stuffs embroidered, two pieces of dyed work embroidered for my neck as spoil?’