Genesis 37:31
What does Genesis 37:31 mean?
A plain-English look at Genesis 37:31 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;
KJV
King James Version · 1611And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then they took Joseph's coat, and put on it some of the blood from a young goat which they had put to death,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And they take the coat of Joseph, and slaughter a kid of the goats, and dip the coat in the blood,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they took his coat, and dipped it in the blood of a kid, which they had killed:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they took Joseph's vest, and slaughtered a buck of the goats, and dipped the vest in the blood;
Context
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;
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