So they took Joseph’s tunic, slaughtered a billy goat, and they dipped the tunic into the blood.
Genesis 44:28 - Tree of Life Version One went out from me, so I said, “He must have been torn to shreds,” and I haven’t seen him since. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn to pieces, and I have never seen him since. American Standard Version (1901) and the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I have not seen him since: Common English Bible One disappeared and I said, “He must have been torn up by a wild animal,” and I haven’t seen him since. Catholic Public Domain Version One went out, and you said, "A beast devoured him." And since then, he has not appeared. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version One went out, and you said: A beast devoured him. And hitherto he appeareth not. |
So they took Joseph’s tunic, slaughtered a billy goat, and they dipped the tunic into the blood.
He did recognize it and said, “My son’s tunic! An evil animal has devoured him! Joseph must be torn to pieces!”
Then their father Jacob said to them, “You’ve made me childless! Joseph is no more. Now Simeon is gone, and next you’ll take Benjamin! Everything is against me!”
But he said, “My son will not go down with you—for his brother is dead and he alone remains. And if harm should happen to him along the way you’re going, you’ll bring my grey hair down to Sheol in grief.”