Genesis 37:33

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!””

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BSBPD

“His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat: an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he discerneth it, and saith, `My son's coat! an evil beast hath devoured him; torn--torn is Joseph!'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 37:33 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 37:20“Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”
  2. Genesis 44:28When one of them was gone, I said: “Surely he has been torn to pieces.” And I have not seen him since.
  3. Genesis 48:11“I never expected to see your face again,” Israel said to Joseph, “but now God has let me see your children as well.”
  4. 1 Kings 13:24As he went on his way, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was left lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it.
  5. 2 Kings 2:24Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.
  6. Proverbs 14:15The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.
  7. John 13:7Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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