1. And Jacob dwelleth in the land of his father's sojournings--in the land of Canaan.
2. These [are] births of Jacob: Joseph, a son of seventeen years, hath been enjoying himself with his brethren among the flock, (and he [is] a youth,) with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives, and Joseph bringethin an account of their evil unto their father.
3. And Israel hath loved Joseph more than any of his sons, for he [is] a son of his old age, and hath made for him a long coat;