Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat 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.
American Standard Version
And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;
Amplified
Then they took Joseph’s tunic, slaughtered a male goat and dipped the tunic 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 and he returned to his brothers, and said, The child is not, and I, where shall I go? 31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood. 32 And they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, We have found this. Know now whether it is thy son's coat or not.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 37:23
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,
Genesis 37:3
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made for him a coat of many colors.
Proverbs 28:13
He who covers his transgressions shall not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them shall obtain mercy.