Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
and they sent the vest of many colours and had it carried to their father, and said, This have we found: discern now whether it is thy son's vest or not.
New American Standard Bible
and they sent the varicolored tunic and brought it to their father and said, “We found this; please
King James Version
And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no.
Holman Bible
They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it. Is it your son’s robe or not?”
International Standard Version
Then they stretched out the richly-embroidered tunic to dry, and brought it to their father. "We've found this," they reported. "Look at it and see if this is or isn't your son's tunic."
A Conservative Version
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.
American Standard Version
and they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, This have we found: know now whether it is thy son's coat or not.
Amplified
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.”
Bible in Basic English
And they took the coat to their father, and said, We came across this; is it your son's coat or not?
Julia Smith Translation
And they will send the tunic, reaching down to the soles of the feet., and will bring to their father, and they will say, We found this: recognise now, is this thy son's tunic or not?
King James 2000
And they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: see now whether it be your son's coat or not.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then they sent the robe with long sleeves and they brought [it] to their father and said, "We found this; please examine [it]. [Is] it the robe of your son or not?"
Modern King James verseion
And they sent the tunic reaching to the soles of the feet, and they brought it to their father. And they said, We have found this. Do you know whether it is your son's coat or not?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they sent that gay coat and caused it to be brought unto their father and said, "This have we found: see, whether it be thy son's coat or no."
NET Bible
Then they brought the special tunic to their father and said, "We found this. Determine now whether it is your son's tunic or not."
New Heart English Bible
They took the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, "We have found this. Examine it, now, whether it is your son's coat or not."
The Emphasized Bible
and sent the long tunic and brought it in unto their father, and said This, have we found! Examine, we pray thee, whether it is the tunic of thy son, or not!
Webster
And they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it is thy son's coat or not.
World English Bible
They took the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, "We have found this. Examine it, now, whether it is your son's coat or not."
Youngs Literal Translation
and send the long coat, and they bring it in unto their father, and say, 'This have we found; discern, we pray thee, whether it is thy son's coat or not?'
Themes
Bible stories for children » The boy captive who became prime minister
Bible stories for children » The beautiful coat
Deceit » Exemplified » Joseph's brethren
Ishmaelites » Merchants of, buy joseph
Joseph » Son of jacob » Is falsely reported to his father as killed by wild beasts
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 37:32
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Sold Into Slavery
31 And they took Joseph's vest, and slaughtered a buck of the goats, and dipped the vest in the blood; 32 and they sent the vest of many colours and had it carried to their father, and said, This have we found: discern now whether it is thy son's vest or not. 33 And he discerned it, and said, It is my son's vest! an evil beast has devoured him: Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces!
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Cross References
Genesis 37:3
And Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was son of his old age; and he made him a vest of many colours.
Genesis 44:20-23
And we said to my lord, We have an aged father, and a child born to him in his old age, yet young; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.
Luke 15:30
but when this thy son, who has devoured thy substance with harlots, is come, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.