Genesis 37:33
He recognized it and said, "It is my son's tunic! A wild animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces."
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King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
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.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And he knew it,{H5234} and said,{H559} It is my son's{H1121} coat;{H3801} an evil{H7451} beast{H2416} hath devoured{H398} him; Joseph{H3130} is without doubt{H2963} torn in pieces.{H2963}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And he knew it{H5234}{(H8686)}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, It is my son's{H1121} coat{H3801}; an evil{H7451} beast{H2416} hath devoured{H398}{(H8804)} him; Joseph{H3130} is without doubt{H2963}{(H8800)} rent in pieces{H2963}{(H8776)}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And he knewe it saynge: it is my sonnes coote a wicked beast hath deuoured him and Ioseph is rent in peces.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
But he knewe it, and sayde: It is my sonnes coate, a wicked beast hath deuoured him, a rauyshinge beast hath rauyshed Ioseph.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Then he knewe it and said, It is my sonnes coate: a wicked beast hath deuoured him: Ioseph is surely torne in pieces.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And he knewe it, saying: It is my sonnes coate, a naughtie beast hath deuoured hym, Ioseph is without doubt rent in peeces.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
He recognized it, and said, "It is my son's coat. An evil animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces."
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And he discerneth it, and saith, `My son's coat! an evil beast hath devoured him; torn -- torn is Joseph!'
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
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.
World English Bible (2000)
He recognized it, and said, "It is my son's coat. An evil animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
He recognized it and exclaimed,“It is my son’s tunic! A wild animal has eaten him! Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”
Referenced Verses
- Gen 37:20 : 20 Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a wild animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams."
- Gen 44:28 : 28 'One of them went away from me, and I said, "Surely he has been torn to pieces," and I have not seen him since.'
- 1 Kgs 13:24 : 24 As he was traveling, a lion met him on the road and killed him. His body was thrown on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it.
- 2 Kgs 2:24 : 24 He turned around, saw them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. Then two bears came out of the forest and mauled forty-two of the boys.
- Prov 14:15 : 15 The simple believe everything, but the prudent carefully consider their steps.
- John 13:7 : 7 Jesus answered him, 'What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.'
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Gen 37:29-324 verses86%
29 When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes.
30 He went back to his brothers and said, "The boy is gone! What am I going to do?"
31 Then they took Joseph's tunic, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood.
32 They sent the ornate tunic to their father and said, "We found this. Please examine it to see whether it is your son's tunic or not."
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34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son for many days.
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23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the ornate robe he was wearing.
- Gen 37:2-43 verses76%
2 This is the account of Jacob: Joseph, a seventeen-year-old youth, was shepherding the flock with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph brought a bad report about them to their father.
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons because he was the child of his old age, and he made him a robe of many colors.
4 But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all of them, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him.
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28 'One of them went away from me, and I said, "Surely he has been torn to pieces," and I have not seen him since.'
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20 Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a wild animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams."
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36 Their father Jacob said to them, 'You have deprived me of my children! Joseph is gone; Simeon is gone; and now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is against me!'
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18 They saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they conspired to kill him.
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15 Joseph asked them, "What is this deed you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can certainly practice divination?"
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8 Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.
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27 Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him. After all, he is our brother, our own flesh." His brothers agreed.
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15 When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, 'What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and repays us for all the evil we did to him?'