Genesis 37:31

KJV

And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;

— Genesis 37:31, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Genesis Chapter 37 connects to 3 cross-references. Jacob's favoritism toward Joseph, symbolized by the ornamented coat, stirs his brothers' hatred; Joseph's dreams of sheaves and stars bowing to him intensify their resentment. The brothers throw Joseph into a pit and sell him to Ishmaelite traders for twenty …

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Other Translations

ASV

And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;

YLT

And they take the coat of Joseph, and slaughter a kid of the goats, and dip the coat in the blood,

BBE

Then they took Joseph's coat, and put on it some of the blood from a young goat which they had put to death,

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