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Genesis 37:31
Then they took Joseph's coat, and put on it some of the blood from a young goat which they had put to death,
Genesis 37:31 · Bible in Basic English
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Genesis 37:31 in other translations
And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.
They took Joseph’s tunic, and killed a male goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood.
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In context
28 And some traders from Midian went by; so pulling Joseph up out of the hole, they gave him to the Ishmaelites for twenty bits of silver, and they took him to Egypt.
29 Now when Reuben came back to the hole, Joseph was not there; and giving signs of grief,
30 He went back to his brothers, and said, The child is gone; what am I to do?
31 Then they took Joseph's coat, and put on it some of the blood from a young goat which they had put to death,
32 And they took the coat to their father, and said, We came across this; is it your son's coat or not?
33 And he saw that it was, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast has put him to death; without doubt Joseph has come to a cruel end.
34 Then Jacob, giving signs of grief, put on haircloth, and went on weeping for his son day after day.
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