 | Sarah Trimmer - 1835 - 276 էջ
...was feeding the flock with his brethren, and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report. 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. And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more... | |
 | William Smith - 1803 - 492 էջ
...Isaac at last, in hii old age ; and Isaac had a son Jacob, and Jacob had a son Joseph whom h« loved more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age; •wherefore his brethren hated him, and took an opportunity, when he wa» sent by his father on a... | |
 | William Smith - 1803 - 528 էջ
...Isaac at lasl, in his old age ; and Isaac had a son Jacob, and Jacob had a son Joseph whom h« loved more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age; wherefore his brethren hated him, and took an opportunity, when he wai sent by his father on a message... | |
 | John Robinson (Schoolmaster) - 1804 - 190 էջ
...with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report. 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. And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 446 էջ
...wicked conduct and conversation, or ill usage ) of Mm ; this was ont cause of their hatred of Mm. Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he [was] the son .of his old age,* the »on of his dearest wife, whom she bore after long barrenness : Benjamin indeed was younger, but... | |
 | 1807 - 570 էջ
...the sons of Zilpah his father's wives; and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report. 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. 4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more... | |
 | Laurence Howel - 1807 - 588 էջ
...have well expressed the reason for which Jacob loved Joseph more than his brethren, by these \vords, " because he was the son of his old age," Gen. xxxvii. 3. Tor if his Inve had been only founded on this reason,-he must have loved Zebulun as well as Joseph,... | |
 | 1808 - 530 էջ
...wives, they carried an ill report against Joseph to 3 Israel their father. Now Jacob loved Joseph above all his children because he was the son of his old age ; and he had made 4 him a robe of different colours. So when his brothers saw that their father loved... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1813 - 280 էջ
...partiality to that child in his old age, which his mother' Rebekah had shewn to him in hers ; — "for 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." — O Israel ! where was that prophetick spirit which... | |
 | Richard Mant - 1813 - 440 էջ
...guilty of irreverence towards the authors of his being. The inspired writer of Genesis informs us that " Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age;" not because he was his youngest son, for that he was not, Benjamin being younger than he: but probably... | |
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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. 
