Genesis 37
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Genesis 37:31-36

31So 1they tookH3947 Joseph’sH3130 tunicH3801, and slaughteredH7819 a maleH8163 goatH8163 and dippedH2881 the tunicH3801 in the bloodH1818;

32and they sentH7971 the varicoloredH6446 tunicH3801 and broughtH935 it to their fatherH1 and saidH559, “We foundH4672 thisH2088; pleaseH4994 2examineH5234 it to see whether it is your son’sH1121 tunicH3801 orH518 not.”

33Then he 3examinedH5234 it and saidH559, “It is my son’sH1121 tunicH3801. 4A wildH7451 beastH2421 has devouredH398 him; 5JosephH3130 has surelyH2963 been tornH2963 to piecesH2963!”

34So JacobH3290 6toreH7167 his clothesH8071, and putH7760 sackclothH8242 on his loinsH4975 and mournedH56 for his sonH1121 manyH7227 daysH3117.

35Then allH3605 his sonsH1121 and allH3605 his daughtersH1323 aroseH6965 to comfortH5162 him, but he refusedH3985 to be comfortedH5162. And he saidH559, “SurelyH3588 I will 7goH3381 downH3381 to SheolH7585 in mourningH57 for my sonH1121.” So his fatherH1 weptH1058 for him.

36Meanwhile, the 8MidianitesH4084 9soldH4376 him in EgyptH4714 to PotipharH6318, Pharaoh’sH6547 officerH5631, the captainH8269 of the bodyguardH2876.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 37:31 Gen 37:3, 23 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 37:32 Or recognize ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 37:33 Or recognized ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 37:33 Gen 37:20 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 37:33 Gen 44:28 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 37:34 Gen 37:29 ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 37:35 Gen 25:8; 35:29; 42:38; 44:29, 31 ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 37:36 Lit Medanites ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 37:36 Gen 39:1 ↩

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