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Genesis 37:33

Joseph
Grief

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.

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.

35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

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BSB
His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”
KJV
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.
WEB
He recognized it, and said, “It is my son’s tunic. An evil animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.”
ASV
And he knew it, and said, It is my son`s coat: an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.
DARBY
And he discerned it, and said, [It is] my son's vest! an evil beast has devoured him: Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces!
BLB
And he recognized it and said, “My son's tunic! An evil beast has devoured him! Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”
ÅB
Og han kjente den igjen og sa: Jo, det er min sønns kjortel; et vilt dyr har ett ham opp, Josef er sikkert revet ihjel!
OTB
Han kjente den igjen og sa: "Det er min sønns kjortel! Et villdyr har fortært ham. Josef er sikkert blitt revet i stykker."
B1930
Og han kjente den igjen og sa: Jo, det er min sønns kjortel; et vilt dyr har ett ham op, Josef er visselig revet ihjel!

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Cross references

  • Genesis 44:28

    And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:

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  • Genesis 37:20

    Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

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  • 1 Kings 13:24

    And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase.

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  • 2 Kings 2:24

    And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.

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  • Proverbs 14:15

    The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.

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  • John 13:7

    Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.

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