Genesis 37:31 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 37:31

29 Then Reuben returned to the pit, and indeed Joseph was not in the pit; and he ^atore his clothes.

30 And he returned to his brothers and said, “The lad ^ais no more; and I, where shall I go?”

31 So they took ^aJoseph’s tunic, killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the tunic in the blood.

32 Then they sent the tunic of many colors, and they brought it to their father and said, “We have found this. Do you know whether it is your son’s tunic or not?”

33 And he recognized it and said, “It is my son’s tunic. A ^awild beast has devoured him. Without doubt Joseph is torn to pieces.”

34 Then Jacob ^atore his clothes, put sackcloth on his waist, and ^bmourned for his son many days.

35 And all his sons and all his daughters ^aarose to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted, and he said, “For ^bI shall go down into the grave to my son in mourning.” Thus his father wept for him.

36 Now ^athe Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 37:31

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American Standard Version
And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;

Amplified® Bible
Then they took Joseph's [distinctive] long garment, killed a young goat, and dipped the garment in the blood;

Contemporary English Version
Joseph's brothers killed a goat and dipped Joseph's fancy coat in its blood.

Darby English Version
And they took Joseph's vest, and slaughtered a buck of the goats, and dipped the vest in the blood;

Good News Bible
Then they killed a goat and dipped Joseph's robe in its blood.

King James Version
And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;

New American Standard Bible
So they took Joseph's tunic, and slaughtered a male goat and dipped the tunic in the blood;

New International Version
Then they got Joseph's robe, slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood.

New King James Version
So they took Joseph’s tunic, killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the tunic in the blood.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So they took Joseph's tunic, and slaughtered a male goat and dipped the tunic in the blood;

Revised Standard Version
Then they took Joseph's robe, and killed a goat, and dipped the robe in the blood;

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,

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