Genesis 37:4,18,24,28
Genesis 37:3-4 The Message (MSG)
Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons because he was the child of his old age. And he made him an elaborately embroidered coat. When his brothers realized that their father loved him more than them, they grew to hate him—they wouldn’t even speak to him.
Genesis 37:18-20 The Message (MSG)
They spotted him off in the distance. By the time he got to them they had cooked up a plot to kill him. The brothers were saying, “Here comes that dreamer. Let’s kill him and throw him into one of these old cisterns; we can say that a vicious animal ate him up. We’ll see what his dreams amount to.”
Genesis 37:23-24 The Message (MSG)
When Joseph reached his brothers, they ripped off the fancy coat he was wearing, grabbed him, and threw him into a cistern. The cistern was dry; there wasn’t any water in it.
Genesis 37:28 The Message (MSG)
By that time the Midianite traders were passing by. His brothers pulled Joseph out of the cistern and sold him for twenty pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites who took Joseph with them down to Egypt.
Genesis 37:4 King James Version (KJV)
And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
Genesis 37:18 King James Version (KJV)
And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
Genesis 37:24 King James Version (KJV)
and they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
Genesis 37:28 King James Version (KJV)
Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
Genesis 37:4 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers; and so they hated him and could not speak to him on friendly terms.
Genesis 37:18 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
When they saw him from a distance and before he came close to them, they plotted against him to put him to death.
Genesis 37:24 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, without any water in it.
Genesis 37:28 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Then some Midianite traders passed by, so they pulled him up and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. Thus they brought Joseph into Egypt.
Genesis 37:4 New Century Version (NCV)
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.
Genesis 37:18 New Century Version (NCV)
Joseph’s brothers saw him coming from far away. Before he reached them, they made a plan to kill him.
Genesis 37:24 New Century Version (NCV)
and threw him into the well. It was empty, and there was no water in it.
Genesis 37:28 New Century Version (NCV)
So when the Midianite traders came by, the brothers took Joseph out of the well and sold him to the Ishmaelites for eight ounces of silver. And the Ishmaelites took him to Egypt.
Genesis 37:4 American Standard Version (ASV)
And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren; and they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
Genesis 37:18 American Standard Version (ASV)
And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
Genesis 37:24 American Standard Version (ASV)
and they took him, and cast him into the pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
Genesis 37:28 American Standard Version (ASV)
And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.
Genesis 37:4 New International Version (NIV)
When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
Genesis 37:18 New International Version (NIV)
But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.
Genesis 37:24 New International Version (NIV)
and they took him and threw him into the cistern. The cistern was empty; there was no water in it.
Genesis 37:28 New International Version (NIV)
So when the Midianite merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
Genesis 37:4 New King James Version (NKJV)
But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him.
Genesis 37:18 New King James Version (NKJV)
Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him.
Genesis 37:24 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then they took him and cast him into a pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it.
Genesis 37:28 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then Midianite traders passed by; so the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.
Genesis 37:4 Amplified Bible (AMP)
His brothers saw that their father loved Joseph more than all of his brothers; so they hated him and could not [find it within themselves to] speak to him on friendly terms.
Genesis 37:18 Amplified Bible (AMP)
And when they saw him from a distance, even before he came close to them, they plotted to kill him.
Genesis 37:24 Amplified Bible (AMP)
then they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty; there was no water in it.
Genesis 37:28 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Then as the Midianite [and Ishmaelite] traders were passing by, the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and they sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. And so they took Joseph [as a captive] into Egypt.
Genesis 37:4 New Living Translation (NLT)
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.
Genesis 37:18 New Living Translation (NLT)
When Joseph’s brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance. As he approached, they made plans to kill him.
Genesis 37:24 New Living Translation (NLT)
Then they grabbed him and threw him into the cistern. Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it.
Genesis 37:28 New Living Translation (NLT)
So when the Ishmaelites, who were Midianite traders, came by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to them for twenty pieces of silver. And the traders took him to Egypt.
Genesis 37:4 The Passion Translation (TPT)
When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than he loved them, they hated him and would not speak a kind word to him.
Genesis 37:18 The Passion Translation (TPT)
As he was still a long distance away, the brothers recognized him by his robe, and by the time he reached them, they had plotted together to kill him.
Genesis 37:24 The Passion Translation (TPT)
and threw him into the dry, empty pit.
Genesis 37:28 The Passion Translation (TPT)
And when the Midianites (also known as Ishmaelites) came by, Joseph’s brothers lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver, and the merchants took Joseph far away to Egypt.
Genesis 37:4 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peacefully to him.
Genesis 37:18 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them they conspired against him to kill him.