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Ο Ιωσήφ και οι αδελφοί του

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Joseph is sold by his brothers, rises to authority in Egypt, and reunites with his family during a famine.

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Ο πολύχρωμος χιτώνας

The coat of many colors

Ο Ιακώβ, που λεγόταν και Ισραήλ, ζούσε στη Χαναάν. Ο γιος του, ο Ιωσήφ, ήταν δεκαεπτά χρονών και φρόντιζε το κοπάδι μαζί με τους αδελφούς του. Ο Ιωσήφ έλεγε στον πατέρα του άσχημα πράγματα για τους αδελφούς του.

Jacob, who was also called Israel, lived in Canaan. His son Joseph was seventeen years old and tended the flock with his brothers. Joseph told his father bad things about his brothers.

Ο Ιακώβ αγαπούσε τον Ιωσήφ περισσότερο από τα άλλα παιδιά του, γιατί τον είχε αποκτήσει σε μεγάλη ηλικία. Του έφτιαξε μάλιστα έναν πολύχρωμο χιτώνα, ένα μακρύ ρούχο. Οι αδελφοί του έβλεπαν αυτή την ιδιαίτερη αγάπη και τον μισούσαν. Δεν μπορούσαν να του μιλήσουν με καλοσύνη.

Jacob loved Joseph more than his other children because Joseph was born when Jacob was already old. Jacob even made him a colorful robe, a long garment. Joseph’s brothers saw how much their father loved him, and they hated Joseph. They could not speak kindly to him.

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SpanishBeginner · José y sus hermanos FrenchBeginner · Joseph et ses frères GermanBeginner · Josef und seine Brüder ItalianBeginner · Giuseppe e i suoi fratelli PortugueseBeginner · José e seus irmãos PolishBeginner · Józef i jego bracia RomanianBeginner · Iosif și frații săi HungarianBeginner · József és testvérei DutchBeginner · Jozef en zijn broers SwedishBeginner · Josef och hans bröder NorwegianBeginner · Josef og brødrene hans DanishBeginner · Josef og hans brødre EnglishBeginner · Joseph and His Brothers

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