Parallel Verses
Amplified
Then they took Joseph’s tunic, slaughtered a male goat and dipped the tunic in the blood;
New American Standard Bible
So
King James Version
And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
Holman Bible
So they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.
International Standard Version
So they took Joseph's coat, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the coat in the blood.
A Conservative Version
And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood.
American Standard Version
And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;
Bible in Basic English
Then they took Joseph's coat, and put on it some of the blood from a young goat which they had put to death,
Darby Translation
And they took Joseph's vest, and slaughtered a buck of the goats, and dipped the vest in the blood;
Julia Smith Translation
And they will take Joseph's tunic, and will slaughter a he-goat of the goats, and will dip the tunic in the blood.
King James 2000
And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then they took the robe of Joseph and slaughtered a goat, and dipped the robe in the blood.
Modern King James verseion
And they took Joseph's tunic, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the tunic in the blood.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they took Joseph's coat and killed a goat, and dipped the coat in the blood.
NET Bible
So they took Joseph's tunic, killed a young goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood.
New Heart English Bible
They took Joseph's coat, and killed a male goat, and dipped the coat in the blood.
The Emphasized Bible
And they took Joseph's tunic, - and slaughtered a buck of the goats, and dipped the tunic in the blood;
Webster
And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood:
World English Bible
They took Joseph's coat, and killed a male goat, and dipped the coat in the blood.
Youngs Literal Translation
And they take the coat of Joseph, and slaughter a kid of the goats, and dip the coat in the blood,
Themes
Bible stories for children » The boy captive who became prime minister
Bible stories for children » The beautiful coat
Deceit » Exemplified » Joseph's brethren
Goat » The young of » Called kids
Ishmaelites » Merchants of, buy joseph
Joseph » Son of jacob » Is falsely reported to his father as killed by wild beasts
Interlinear
Laqach
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 37:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Sold Into Slavery
30 He rejoined his brothers and said, “The boy is not there; as for me, where shall I go [to hide from my father]?” 31 Then they took Joseph’s tunic, slaughtered a male goat and dipped the tunic in the blood; 32 and they brought the multicolored tunic to their father, saying, “We have found this; please examine it and decide whether or not it is your son’s tunic.”
Names
Cross References
Genesis 37:23
Now when Joseph reached his brothers, they stripped him of his tunic, the [distinctive]
Genesis 37:3
Now Israel (Jacob) loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a [distinctive]
Proverbs 28:13
He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
But whoever confesses and