Genesis 37:23
21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
And 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;
24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing—
- KJV
- And 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;
- WEB
- When Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors that was on him;
- ASV
- And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him;
- DARBY
- And it came to pass when Joseph came to his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his vest, the vest of many colours, which he had on;
- BLB
- And it came to pass when Joseph came to his brothers that they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the long sleeved tunic that [was] on him,
- ÅB
- Da nå Josef kom til sine brødre, kledde de av ham hans kjortel, den side kjortel som han hadde på.
- OTB
- Da Josef nådde sine brødre, rev de av ham kjortelen, kjortelen med mange farger han hadde på seg.
- B1930
- Da nu Josef kom til sine brødre, klædde de av ham hans kjortel, den side kjortel som han hadde på.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 37:31–33
And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
Read in contextMatthew 27:28
And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
Read in contextGenesis 37:3
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.
Read in contextGenesis 42:21
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Read in contextPsalms 22:18
They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
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