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Scene 1 · Beginner
De veelkleurige tuniek
The coat of many colors
Dutch
Jakob woonde in Kanaän, het land waar ook zijn vader had gewoond. Hij werd ook Israël genoemd. Zijn zoon Jozef was zeventien jaar. Hij zorgde samen met zijn broers voor de dieren. Onder die broers waren de zonen van Bilha en Zilpa, twee vrouwen van Jakob. Jozef vertelde hun vader slechte dingen over zijn broers.
English translation
Jacob lived in Canaan, the land where his father had also lived. He was also called Israel. His son Joseph was seventeen years old. He looked after the animals together with his brothers. Among those brothers were the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, two of Jacob’s wives. Joseph told their father bad things about his brothers.
Dutch
Jakob hield meer van Jozef dan van zijn andere kinderen, omdat hij al oud was toen Jozef werd geboren. Hij maakte voor hem een tuniek, een lang kledingstuk met veel kleuren. De broers zagen dat hun vader Jozef het liefst had. Daarom haatten ze Jozef en spraken ze nooit vriendelijk tegen hem.
English translation
Jacob loved Joseph more than his other children because he was already old when Joseph was born. He made him a tunic, a long garment with many colors. The brothers saw that their father loved Joseph the most. So they hated Joseph and never spoke kindly to him.
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