Genesis 37:33

He recognised it and said, ‘It is my son’s robe! A wild beast has devoured him! Joseph without doubt is torn in pieces.’

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

32tore it and sent it to their father, saying, ‘We found this; see whether it is your son’s robe or not.’

34Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth about his waist, and mourned for his son many days.

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Cross References

Genesis 44:28and one went missing, and I said that surely he was torn in pieces; and I have not seen him since.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 37:32-36

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. 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. 35 And all his sons and all his daughters… Read the whole commentary →

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