Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
When Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped off his robe, the robe of many colors that he had on.
New American Standard Bible
So it came about, when Joseph
King James Version
And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;
International Standard Version
As it was, when Joseph arrived where his brothers were, they stripped off the tunic that Jacob had given him that is, the richly-embroidered tunic that he was wearing.
A Conservative Version
And it came to pass, when Joseph came to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him,
American Standard Version
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;
Amplified
Now when Joseph reached his brothers, they stripped him of his tunic, the [distinctive]
Bible in Basic English
So when Joseph came to his brothers, they took off his long coat which he had on;
Darby Translation
And it came to pass when Joseph came to his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his vest, the vest of many colours, which he had on;
Julia Smith Translation
And it shall be as Joseph came to his brethren, and they will strip off his tunic, the tunic reaching to the soles of the feet which was upon him.
King James 2000
And it came to pass, when Joseph came unto his brothers, that they stripped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colors that was on him;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And it happened [that] as Joseph came to his brothers they stripped Joseph of his robe, the robe with long sleeves, that [was] upon him.
Modern King James verseion
And it happened when Joseph had come to his brothers, they stripped Joseph out of his tunic, the tunic reaching to the soles of his feet that was on him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And as soon as Joseph was come unto his brethren, they stripped him out of his gay coat that was upon him,
NET Bible
When Joseph reached his brothers, they stripped him of his tunic, the special tunic that he wore.
New Heart English Bible
It happened, when Joseph came to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him;
The Emphasized Bible
So it came to pass, when Joseph had come in unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph of his tunic, the long tunic which was upon him,
Webster
And it came to pass when Joseph had come to his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, his coat of many colors that was on him.
World English Bible
It happened, when Joseph came to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him;
Youngs Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, when Joseph hath come unto his brethren, that they strip Joseph of his coat, the long coat which is upon him,
Themes
Bible stories for children » The boy captive who became prime minister
Bible stories for children » The beautiful coat
Jealousy » Instances of » Joseph's brothers, of joseph
Joseph » Son of jacob » His father's partiality for, excites the jealousy of his brethren
Reuben » Adroitly seeks to save joseph from the conspiracy of his brothers
Interlinear
'ach
Pashat
K@thoneth
כּתּנת כּתנת
K@thoneth
Usage: 29
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 37:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Sold Into Slavery
22 Reuben also said to them, “Don’t shed blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him”—intending to rescue him from their hands and return him to his father. 23 When Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped off his robe, the robe of many colors that he had on. 24 Then they took him and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 37:3
Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons because Joseph was a son born to him in his old age,
Genesis 37:31-33
So they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.
Genesis 42:21
Then they said to each other, “Obviously, we are being punished for what we did to our brother. We saw his deep distress when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this trouble has come to us.”
Psalm 22:18
and they cast lots for my clothing.
Matthew 27:28
They stripped Him and dressed Him in a scarlet military robe.