Genesis 37:31 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a goat, and dipped the robe in the blood.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Then they took Joseph's [distinctive] long garment, killed a young goat, and dipped the garment in the blood;

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

His brothers took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a male goat, and dipped the robe in the blood.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Then they took his tunic, and they dipped it in the blood of a young goat, which they had killed,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And they took his coat, and dipped it in the blood of a kid, which they had killed.

Genesis 37:31 Cross References

Genesis 37:23

So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the ornamented robe that he wore,

Genesis 37:3

Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his children because he was the son of his old age, and he made him an ornamented robe.

Genesis 37:32

They had the ornamented robe taken to their father, and they said, “This we have found; see now whether it is your son’s robe or not.”

Genesis 44:28

one left me, and I said, Surely he has been torn to pieces, and I have never seen him since.

Genesis 45:26

And they told him, “Joseph is still alive! He is even ruler over all the land of Egypt.” He was stunned; he could not believe them.

Proverbs 28:13

No one who conceals transgressions will prosper, but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.