Shabbat Vayishlach
Genesis Chapter 37 Verse 3

וְיִשְׂרָאֵל, אָהַב אֶת-יוֹסֵף מִכָּל-בָּנָיו--כִּי-בֶן-זְקֻנִים הוּא, לוֹ; וְעָשָׂה לוֹ, כְּתֹנֶת פַּסִּים
Transliteration:
Veyisra'el, ahav et-yosef mikkol-banav--ki-ven-zekunim hu, lo; ve'asah lo, ketonet passim
Translation:
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a coat of many colours.

Literal Translation:
And Israel who is Jacob loves The Shechina with Joseph, separated from all his children, because he is a son of a beard, him made him a protection from future troubles.

Numbers from the Verse:
Regular Gematria - Whole Verse:
3084 - There are 2 additional verses with this gematria. They are "Job 6:8" - "Lamentations 1:12".

Number of Words:
15 words = The number 15 connects to The Name of God Yah which is a metaphor for the upper worlds of Atzilut - Emanations and Briah - Creation.. Other words with a gematria of 15 translates as "with or in love" - "with caring" - "with unity" and many other words.

Number of Letters:
50 Letters = The number 50 connects to the 50 Gates of Binah and also to the year of Jubilee. Other words with a gematria of 50 translates as "The Human Being" - "who" - "earth or lands" - "His garments" and many other words.
Shiluv - First Letters:
This is my intuitive connection. You need to do this for yourself as well
ואאימבכבזהלולכפ
Regular Gematria
260 is the regular gematria. 260 connects to 10 times the gematria of the Name of HaShem. Other Hebrew words with a gematria of 260 are "The River" - "the mighty or the strong" - "Vineyard" and many others.

Small Gematria:
53 is the small gematria. Hebrew words with a gematria of 53 are "Garden - possibly a connection to the Garden of Eden" - "and magnify" - "and his mother" and many others.

Normal gematria:
Normal gematria is when the position of a letter within the order of the Alef Bet is recognized:
6+1+1+10+13+2+11+2+7+5+12+6+12+11+17 = 116. Hebrew words with a gematria of 116 can be translated as "and elevate" - "from his wine" - "His People" and many other words.

Shiluv - Final Letters
This is my intuitive connection. You need to do this for yourself as well.
לבתףלויןםאוהותם

Final Letter Gematria:
3496 is the final letter gematria. There are 6 verses with a gematria of 3496 3496 = 3400 + 96. 96 connects to the Hebrew word that translates as a command. 3400 connects to the Hebrew word that translates as a "lack" in the frame of reference of Binah - a Sefira.

Regular Gematria
1106 is the regular gematria. 1106 connects to words that translate as "offerings" - "his drink" - "imaginations" and a few other words.

Small Gematria:
62 is the small gematria. 62 connects to words that translate as "my son" - "and a day" - "confused" and a few other words.

Normal gematria:
Normal gematria is when the position of a letter within the order of the Alef Bet is recognized.
12+2+22+17+12+6+10+14+13+1+6+5+6+22+13 = 166. 166 connects to words that translate as "and tree" - "and Cain" - "high" and many other words. 

It is important that the above is not misinterpreted. There is only one God and He/She/It is the God of the Children of Israel. Always feel and show respect -  fear, awe for God whose Name is
יהוה
Included in this name are all of the attributes that a human being perceives as belonging to HaShem, including Elohim - Shadai - myriads of other Names.
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