KJV King James Version
And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
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Genesis 37:31
And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.
WEB World English Bible
They took Joseph’s coat, and killed a male goat, and dipped the coat in the blood.
ASV American Standard Version
And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they take the coat of Joseph, and slaughter a kid of the goats, and dip the coat in the blood,
Surrounding context — Genesis 37
28 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty [pieces] of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph [was] not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child [is] not; and I, whither shall I go?
31 And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
32 And they sent the coat of [many] colours, and they brought [it] to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it [be] thy son’s coat or no.
33 And he knew it, and said, [It is] my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
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וַיִּקְח֖וּH3947 · la.qachto take: takeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כְּתֹ֣נֶתH3801 · ke.to.nettunicיוֹסֵ֑ףH3130 · yo.sephJosephוַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙H7819 · sha.chatto slaughterשְׂעִ֣ירH8163 · sa.irhairyעִזִּ֔יםH5795 · ezgoatוַיִּטְבְּל֥וּH2881 · ta.valto dipאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַכֻּתֹּ֖נֶתH3801 · ke.to.nettunicבַּדָּֽם׃H1818 · damblood
Cross-references
Genesis 37:23And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, [his] coat of [many] colours that [was] on him;Proverbs 28:13He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh [them] shall have mercy.Genesis 37:3Now 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.
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