Genesis 37:1-36 NLT Text Notes

*Gen 37:3 Hebrew Israel; also in 37:13. See note on 35:21.

*Gen 37:3 Traditionally rendered a coat of many colors. The exact meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

*Gen 37:26 Hebrew cover his blood.

*Gen 37:28 Hebrew 20 [shekels], about 8 ounces or 228 grams in weight.

*Gen 37:35 Hebrew go down to Sheol.

*Gen 37:36 Hebrew the Medanites. The relationship between the Midianites and Medanites is unclear; compare 37:28. See also 25:2.