Genesis 37:3 
KonteksNETBible | Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons 1 because he was a son born to him late in life, 2 and he made a special 3 tunic for him. |
NASB © biblegateway Gen 37:3 |
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a varicolored tunic. |
HCSB | Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons because Joseph was a son born to him in his old age, and he made a robe of many colors for him. |
LEB | Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons because Joseph had been born in Israel’s old age. So he made Joseph a special robe with long sleeves. |
NIV © biblegateway Gen 37:3 |
Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because he had been born to him in his old age; and he made a richly ornamented robe for him. |
ESV | Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a robe of many colors. |
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 37:3 |
Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his children, because he was the son of his old age; and he had made him a long robe with sleeves. |
REB | Because Joseph was a child of his old age, Israel loved him best of all his sons, and he made him a long robe with sleeves. |
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 37:3 |
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age. Also he made him a tunic of many colors. |
KJV | 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. |
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NETBible | Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons 1 because he was a son born to him late in life, 2 and he made a special 3 tunic for him. |
NET Notes |
1 tn The disjunctive clause provides supplemental information vital to the story. It explains in part the brothers’ animosity toward Joseph. 1 sn The statement Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons brings forward a motif that played an important role in the family of Isaac – parental favoritism. Jacob surely knew what that had done to him and his brother Esau, and to his own family. But now he showers affection on Rachel’s son Joseph. 2 tn Heb “a son of old age was he to him.” This expression means “a son born to him when he [i.e., Jacob] was old.” 3 tn It is not clear what this tunic was like, because the meaning of the Hebrew word that describes it is uncertain. The idea that it was a coat of many colors comes from the Greek translation of the OT. An examination of cognate terms in Semitic suggests it was either a coat or tunic with long sleeves (cf. NEB, NRSV), or a tunic that was richly embroidered (cf. NIV). It set Joseph apart as the favored one. |