Genesis 37:3 - The Scriptures 1998

³ And Yisra’ĕ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ 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

³ 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)

³ 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

³ 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

³ 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.

Genesis 37:3 Cross References

Genesis 37:23

So it came to be, when Yosĕ

Genesis 37:31

So they took Yosĕ

Genesis 37:32

and sent the long robe and brought it to their father and said, “We have found this. Please look, is it the robe of your son or not?”

2 Samuel 13:18

And she had on a long coat, for the sovereign’s maiden daughters wore such garments. And his servant put her out and bolted the door behind her.

Ezekiel 16:16

“And you took some of your garments and made multi-coloured high places for yourself, and whored on them – which should not have come about, nor shall it be.

John 3:35

“The Father loves the Son, and has given all into His hand.

Judges 5:30

‘Do they not find and divide the spoil: a girl or two for each man; a spoil of dyed work for Sisera, a spoil of dyed work embroidered, dyed work richly embroidered for the necks of the looter?’