Original: He was the favorite son of his father , who arrayed him in a '' coat of many colors '' , Another possible translation is '' coat with long sleeves '' - see '' A Dictionary of the Targumim , Talmud Bavli , Talmud Yerushalmi and Midrashic Literature '' , 1903 .
Simplified: His brothers hated Joseph , because he was their fathers favorite son , and his father gave him a coat of many colors .