| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 37:4:1 ⧉וַיִּרְא֣וּvayirusaw Genesis 37:4:2 ⧉אֶחָ֗יוekhavhis brothers Genesis 37:4:3 ⧉כִּֽי־אֹת֞וֹkiotothat him Genesis 37:4:4 ⧉אָהַ֤בahavloved Genesis 37:4:5 ⧉אֲבִיהֶם֙avihemtheir father Genesis 37:4:6 ⧉מִכָּל־אֶחָ֔יוmikolekhavmore than all his brothers Genesis 37:4:7 ⧉וַֽיִּשְׂנְא֖וּvayisneuhated Genesis 37:4:8 ⧉אֹת֑וֹotohim Genesis 37:4:9 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand not Genesis 37:4:10 ⧉יָכְל֖וּyakhlube able Genesis 37:4:11 ⧉דַּבְּר֥וֹdabrospeak to him Genesis 37:4:12 ⧉לְשָׁלֹֽם׃leshalompeaceably |
| 4. Formal Translation When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all the rest, they came to hate him and could not speak to him with peace. |
| 4. Dynamic Translation When his brothers realized that their father favored him above them, hatred grew in them, and they were unable to speak to him in a peaceful way. |