Genesis 37:23

When Joseph came to his brother's camp, they grabbed him, took off his special coat,

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In The King James Version

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;

In Context

24and pushed him into one of the deep wells in the ground. These wells used to have water in them, but now they were empty and dry.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:31The brothers talked about the problem and decided to trick their father. They killed a goat and put some of the blood on Joseph's special coat.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 37:13-23

12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. 13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I. 14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. 15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying,… Read the whole commentary →

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