Genesis 37:31
They slaughtered a goat and then took Joseph's garment and dipped it into the blood.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
In Context
30He returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is not there! And I, where can I go?”
Cross References
Genesis 37:3Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons because he was the son of his old age. He made him a beautiful garment.
Proverbs 28:13The one who hides his sins will not prosper, 1 but the one who confesses them and forsakes them will be shown mercy. 1
Matthew Henry on Genesis 37:24-31
23 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; 24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. 25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. 26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if… Read the whole commentary →