Genesis 37:31

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Gen 37:23 : 23 And it came to pass, when Joseph came to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colors 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 colors.
  • Prov 28:13 : 13 He who covers his sins shall not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.

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  • Gen 37:32-34
    3 verses
    88%

    32And they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father; and said, This we have found: know now whether it is your son's coat or not.

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

    34And Jacob tore 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 to 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.

    23And it came to pass, when Joseph came to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colors 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 brothers; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought their evil report to their father.

    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 colors.

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

    5And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers: and they hated him even more.

  • Gen 37:26-30
    5 verses
    77%

    26And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is it if we kill our brother, and conceal his blood?

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

    28Then Midianite merchants passed by; and they drew and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

    29And Reuben returned to the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he tore his clothes.

    30And he returned to his brothers, and said, The child is not; and I, where shall I go?

  • Gen 37:17-20
    4 verses
    75%

    17And the man said, They have departed from here; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in Dothan.

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

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

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

  • Gen 27:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15And Rebekah took the best garments of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son:

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

  • Gen 42:22
    72%

    22And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and you would not listen? therefore, behold, his blood is now required.

  • Gen 37:12
    71%

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

  • Gen 27:9
    71%

    9Go now to the flock, and bring me from there two good young goats; and I will make them savory food for your father, such as he loves:

  • Gen 50:15
    70%

    15And when Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will perhaps hate us, and will certainly repay us all the evil that 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 skinned them.

  • Gen 44:2
    70%

    2And put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, along with his grain money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

  • Gen 50:17
    70%

    17So shall you say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray you now, the trespass of your brothers, and their sin, for they did unto you evil, and now, we pray you, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father. And Joseph wept when they spoke unto him.

  • Gen 45:4
    69%

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

  • Lev 8:19
    69%

    19And he killed it, and Moses sprinkled the blood on the altar all around.