Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he knew it, saying, "It is my son's coat: a wicked beast hath devoured him, and Joseph is rent in pieces."
New American Standard Bible
Then he
King James Version
And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
Holman Bible
His father recognized it. “It is my son’s robe,” he said. “A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has been torn to pieces!”
International Standard Version
Examining it, he cried out, "It's my son's tunic! A wild animal has no doubt torn Joseph to pieces."
A Conservative Version
And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat. An evil beast has devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.
American Standard Version
And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat: an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.
Amplified
He recognized it and said, “It is my son’s tunic. A wild animal has devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces!”
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
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!
Julia Smith Translation
And he will recognise it, and will say, My son's tunic an evil beast devoured him: tearing in pieces, he tare Joseph in pieces.
King James 2000
And he recognized it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast has devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he recognized it and said, "The robe of my son! A wild animal has devoured him! Joseph [is] surely torn to pieces!"
Modern King James verseion
And he knew it, and said, It is my son's tunic. An evil beast has eaten him. Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.
NET Bible
He recognized it and exclaimed, "It is my son's tunic! A wild animal has eaten him! Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!"
New Heart English Bible
He recognized it, and said, "It is my son's coat. An evil animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces."
The Emphasized Bible
So he examined it, and said - The tunic of my son! A cruel beast hath devoured him, - torn in pieces - torn in pieces, is Joseph!
Webster
And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him: Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
World English Bible
He recognized it, and said, "It is my son's coat. An evil animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces."
Youngs Literal Translation
And he discerneth it, and saith, 'My son's coat! an evil beast hath devoured him; torn -- torn is Joseph!'
Themes
Bible stories for children » The boy captive who became prime minister
Bible stories for children » The beautiful coat
Ishmaelites » Merchants of, buy joseph
Joseph » Son of jacob » Is falsely reported to his father as killed by wild beasts
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 37:33
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Sold Into Slavery
32 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." 33 And he knew it, saying, "It is my son's coat: a wicked beast hath devoured him, and Joseph is rent in pieces." 34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth about his loins, and sorrowed for his son a long season.
Cross References
Genesis 37:20
come now and let us slay him and cast him into some pit, and let us say that some wicked beast hath devoured him, and let us see what his dreams will come to."
Genesis 44:28
And the one went out from me and it is said of a surety that he is torn in pieces of wild beasts, and I saw him not since.
1 Kings 13:24
And as he journeyed, a lion met him by the way and slew him, and his carcass lay along in the way and the ass stood thereby, and the lion stood by the corpse also.
2 Kings 2:24
And he turned back and looked on them and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came two bears out of the wood and tare forty two of the boys.
Proverbs 14:15
An ignorant body believeth all things; but whoso hath understanding, looketh well to his goings.
John 13:7
Jesus answered and said unto him, "What I do, thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter."