Genesis 37:4 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But when his brothers saw that their father loved [Joseph] more than all of his brothers, they hated him and could not say, Peace [in friendly greeting] to him or speak peaceably to him.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of his brothers, they hated him and couldn’t even talk nicely to him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Then his brothers, seeing that he was loved by his father more than all his other sons, hated him, and they were not able to say anything peacefully to him.