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Genesis 37:31

Genesis chapter 37 · verse 31 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;

Context

v.30And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?

v.31This passage

v.32and they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, This have we found: know now whether it is thy son’s coat or not.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 37:3

    Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colors.

  • Proverbs 28:13

    He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper; But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.

  • Genesis 37:23

    And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him;