Genesis 37:31

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 37:23 : 23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they took off his long coat which he had on;
  • Gen 37:3 : 3 Now the love which Israel had for Joseph was greater than his love for all his other children, because he got him when he was an old man: and he had a long coat made for him.
  • Prov 28:13 : 13 He who keeps his sins secret will not do well; but one who is open about them, and gives them up, will get mercy.

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  • Gen 37:32-34
    3 verses
    88%

    32 And they took the coat to their father, and said, We came across this; is it your son's coat or not?

    33 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.

    34 Then Jacob, giving signs of grief, put on haircloth, and went on weeping for his son day after day.

  • Gen 37:22-24
    3 verses
    84%

    22 Do not put him to a violent death, but let him be placed in one of the holes; this he said to keep him safe from their hands, with the purpose of taking him back to his father again.

    23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they took off his long coat which he had on;

    24 And they took him and put him in the hole: now the hole had no water in it.

  • Gen 37:2-5
    4 verses
    78%

    2 These are the generations of Jacob: Joseph, a boy seventeen years old, was looking after the flock, together with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph gave their father a bad account of them.

    3 Now the love which Israel had for Joseph was greater than his love for all his other children, because he got him when he was an old man: and he had a long coat made for him.

    4 And because his brothers saw that Joseph was dearer to his father than all the others, they were full of hate for him, and would not say a kind word to him.

    5 Now Joseph had a dream, and he gave his brothers an account of it, which made their hate greater than ever.

  • Gen 37:26-30
    5 verses
    77%

    26 And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is there in putting our brother to death and covering up his blood?

    27 Let us give him to these Ishmaelites for a price, and let us not put violent hands on him, for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers gave ear to him.

    28 And some traders from Midian went by; so pulling Joseph up out of the hole, they gave him to the Ishmaelites for twenty bits of silver, and they took him to Egypt.

    29 Now when Reuben came back to the hole, Joseph was not there; and giving signs of grief,

    30 He went back to his brothers, and said, The child is gone; what am I to do?

  • Gen 37:17-20
    4 verses
    75%

    17 And the man said, They have gone away from here, for they said in my hearing, Let us go to Dothan. So Joseph went after them and came up with them at Dothan.

    18 But they saw him when he was a long way off, and before he came near them they made a secret design against him to put him to death;

    19 Saying to one another, See, here comes this dreamer.

    20 Let us now put him to death and put his body into one of these holes, and we will say, An evil beast has put him to death: then we will see what becomes of his dreams.

  • Gen 27:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15 And Rebekah took the fair robes of her oldest son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob, her younger son:

    16 And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck:

  • Gen 42:22
    72%

    22 And Reuben said to them, Did I not say to you, Do the child no wrong? but you gave no attention; so now, punishment has come on us for his blood.

  • Gen 37:12
    71%

    12 Now his brothers went to keep watch over their father's flock in Shechem.

  • Gen 27:9
    71%

    9 Go to the flock and get me two fat young goats; and I will make of them a meal to your father's taste:

  • Gen 50:15
    70%

    15 Now after the death of their father, Joseph's brothers said to themselves, It may be that Joseph's heart will be turned against us, and he will give us punishment for all the evil which we did to him.

  • 2 Chr 35:11
    70%

    11 And they put the Passover lambs to death, the blood being drained out by the priests when it was given to them, and the Levites did the skinning.

  • Gen 44:2
    70%

    2 And put my cup, my silver cup, in the youngest one's bag, with his money. So he did as Joseph said.

  • Gen 50:17
    70%

    17 You are to say to Joseph, Let the wrongdoing of your brothers be overlooked, and the evil they did to you: now, if it is your pleasure, let the sin of the servants of your father's God have forgiveness. And at these words, Joseph was overcome with weeping.

  • Gen 45:4
    69%

    4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me. And they came near, And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sent into Egypt.

  • Lev 8:19
    69%

    19 And he put it to death; and Moses put some of the blood on and round the altar.