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Genesis 37:31

Joseph
Sin

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?

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.

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BSB
Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.
KJV
And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
WEB
They took Joseph’s tunic, and killed a male goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood.
ASV
And they took Joseph`s coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;
DARBY
And they took Joseph's vest, and slaughtered a buck of the goats, and dipped the vest in the blood;
BLB
And they took the tunic of Joseph and they slaughtered a kid of the goats and they dipped the tunic in the blood.
ÅB
Så tok de Josefs kjortel og slaktet en geitebukk og dyppet kjortelen i blodet.
OTB
De tok Josefs kjortel, slaktet en geit, og dyppet kjortelen i blodet.
B1930
Så tok de Josefs kjortel og slaktet en gjetebukk og dyppet kjortelen i blodet.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 37:23

    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;

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  • Genesis 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.

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  • Proverbs 28:13

    He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

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