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Genesis 37:32

Sin

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;

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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BSB
They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe or not.”
KJV
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.
WEB
They took the tunic of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, “We have found this. Examine it, now, and see if it is your son’s tunic or not.”
ASV
and they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, This have we found: know now whether it is thy son`s coat or not.
DARBY
and they sent the vest of many colours and had it carried to their father, and said, This have we found: discern now whether it is thy son's vest or not.
BLB
And they sent the long sleeved tunic, and they brought [it] to their father and said, “We have found this. Please recognize, [is] it the tunic of your son or not.”
ÅB
Og de sendte den side kjortel hjem til faren og sa: Denne har vi funnet; se etter om det ikke er din sønns kjortel!
OTB
De brakte kjortelen med mange farger til deres far og sa: "Vi fant dette. Undersøk det for å se om det er din sønns kjortel."
B1930
Og de sendte den side kjortel hjem til faren og sa: Denne har vi funnet; se efter om det ikke er din sønns kjortel!

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Cross references

  • Luke 15:30

    But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

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  • Genesis 44:20–23

    And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth 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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