Genesis 37:31

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 37:23 : 23 ¶ And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, [his] coat of [many] colours that [was] on him;
  • Gen 37:3 : 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he [was] the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of [many] colours.
  • Prov 28:13 : 13 ¶ He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh [them] shall have mercy.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 37:32-34
    3 verses
    88%

    32And they sent the coat of [many] colours, and they brought [it] to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it [be] thy son's coat or no.

    33And he knew it, and said, [It is] my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.

    34And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

  • Gen 37:22-24
    3 verses
    84%

    22And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, [but] cast him into this pit that [is] in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

    23¶ And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, [his] coat of [many] colours that [was] on him;

    24And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit [was] empty, [there was] no water in it.

  • Gen 37:2-5
    4 verses
    78%

    2These [are] the generations of Jacob. Joseph, [being] seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad [was] with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

    3Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he [was] the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of [many] colours.

    4And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

    5¶ And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told [it] his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

  • Gen 37:26-30
    5 verses
    77%

    26And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit [is it] if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

    27Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he [is] our brother [and] our flesh. And his brethren were content.

    28Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty [pieces] of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

    29And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph [was] not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

    30And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child [is] not; and I, whither shall I go?

  • Gen 37:17-20
    4 verses
    75%

    17And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

    18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

    19And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.

    20Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

  • Gen 27:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which [were] with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:

    16And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:

  • Gen 42:22
    72%

    22And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

  • Gen 37:12
    71%

    12¶ And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

  • Gen 27:9
    71%

    9Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:

  • Gen 50:15
    70%

    15¶ And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.

  • 2 Chr 35:11
    70%

    11And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled [the blood] from their hands, and the Levites flayed [them].

  • Gen 44:2
    70%

    2And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

  • Gen 50:17
    70%

    17So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.

  • Gen 45:4
    69%

    4And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I [am] Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.

  • Lev 8:19
    69%

    19And he killed [it]; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.