He put the female servants and their children(A) in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph(B) in the rear.

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And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

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Now Israel(A) loved Joseph more than any of his other sons,(B) because he had been born to him in his old age;(C) and he made an ornate[a] robe(D) for him.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 37:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain; also in verses 23 and 32.

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.

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22 And to you I give one more ridge of land[a](A) than to your brothers,(B) the ridge I took from the Amorites with my sword(C) and my bow.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 48:22 The Hebrew for ridge of land is identical with the place name Shechem.

22 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.

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