Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhen Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him. Young's Literal Translation and his brethren see that their father hath loved him more than any of his brethren, and they hate him, and have not been able to speak [to] him peaceably. King James Bible 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. Hebrew When [Joseph’s] brothersאֶחָ֗יו (’e·ḥāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) saw וַיִּרְא֣וּ (way·yir·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction their father אֲבִיהֶם֙ (’ă·ḇî·hem) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father loved אָהַ֤ב (’ā·haḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 157: To have affection f him אֹת֞וֹ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case more than any מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every [of them], אֶחָ֔יו (’e·ḥāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) they hated וַֽיִּשְׂנְא֖וּ (way·yiś·nə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8130: To hate him אֹת֑וֹ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case and could יָכְל֖וּ (yā·ḵə·lū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3201: To be able, have power not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no speak דַּבְּר֥וֹ (dab·bə·rōw) Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue a kind word to him. לְשָׁלֹֽם׃ (lə·šā·lōm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace |