Genesis 37:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.”
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“Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;”
King James Version · Public Domain“And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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 · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 37:31 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 37:3Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors.
- Genesis 37:23So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing—
- Proverbs 28:13He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
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