Parallel Verses
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;
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
He returned to his brothers and said: The boy is not there! What am I going to do?
31 So
Names
Cross References
Genesis 37:23
When Joseph came to his brothers, they pulled off his fancy coat.
Genesis 37:3
Jacob (Israel) loved Joseph more than all his sons because Joseph had been born in Israel's old age. So he made Joseph a special multicolored robe with long sleeves.
Proverbs 28:13
The man who covers his sins will not be blessed; but whoever confesses and leaves them will have mercy.