Genesis 37:31

And they take the coat of Joseph, and slaughter a kid of the goats, and dip the coat in the blood,

Young's Literal Translation

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

30and he returneth unto his brethren, and saith, 'The lad is not, and I — whither am I going?'

32and send the long coat, and they bring [it] in unto their father, and say, 'This have we found; discern, we pray thee, whether it [is] thy son's coat or not?'

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Cross References

Genesis 37:3And Israel hath loved Joseph more than any of his sons, for he [is] a son of his old age, and hath made for him a long coat;

Proverbs 28:13Whoso is covering his transgressions prospereth not, And he who is confessing and forsaking hath mercy.

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 →

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