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Jacob[a] loved Joseph more than any of his other children because Joseph had been born to him in his old age. So one day Jacob had a special gift made for Joseph—a beautiful robe.[b] But his brothers hated Joseph because their father loved him more than the rest of them. They couldn’t say a kind word to him.

One night Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him more than ever.

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Footnotes

  1. 37:3a Hebrew Israel; also in 37:13. See note on 35:21.
  2. 37:3b Traditionally rendered a coat of many colors. The exact meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

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