Genesis 37:31

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Bible > Genesis > Chapter 37 > Verse 31

Genesis 37:31


← Genesis 37:30 Genesis 37:31 (KJV) Genesis 37:32 →
And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
And 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.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And they tookH3947 Joseph'sH3130 coatH3801, and killedH7819 a kidH8163 of the goatsH5795, and dippedH2881 the coatH3801 in the bloodH1818;


Original Hebrew

וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־כְּתֹנֶת יֹוסֵף וַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ שְׂעִיר עִזִּים וַיִּטְבְּלוּ אֶת־הַכֻּתֹּנֶת בַּדָּם׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וַ/יִּקְח֖וּ
va/i.yik.Chu H3947 HC/Vqw3mp and/ they took
אֶת
'et- H853 HTo (obj.)
כְּתֹ֣נֶת
ke.To.net H3801 HNcfsc (the) long garment of
יוֹסֵ֑ף
yo.Sef H3130 HNp Joseph
וַֽ/יִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙
va/i.yish.cha.Tu H7819 HC/Vqw3mp and/ they slaughtered
שְׂעִ֣יר
se.'Ir H8163 HNcmsc a male goat of
עִזִּ֔ים
'i.Zim H5795 HNcfpa goats
וַ/יִּטְבְּל֥וּ
va/i.yit.be.Lu H2881 HC/Vqw3mp and/ they dipped
אֶת
'et- H853 HTo (obj.)
הַ/כֻּתֹּ֖נֶת
ha./ku.To.net H3801 HTd/Ncfsa the/ long garment
בַּ/דָּֽם
ba./Dam H1818 HRd/Ncmsa in the/ blood
Strong's References
  • H1818 — דָּם (dâm, dawm): from דָּמַם (dâmam) H1826 (compare אָדַם (ʼâdam) H119); blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood); blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.
  • H2881 — טָבַל (ṭâbal, taw-bal'): a primitive root; to dip, to immerse; dip, plunge.
  • H3130 — יוֹסֵף (Yôwçêph, yo-safe'): future of יָסַף (yâçaph) H3254; let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites; Joseph. Compare יְהוֹסֵף (Yᵉhôwçêph) H3084.
  • H3801 — כְּתֹנֶת (kᵉthôneth, keth-o'-neth): or כֻּתֹּנֶת (kuttôneth); from an unused root meaning to cover (compare כָּתֵף (kâthêph) H3802); a shirt; coat, garment, robe.
  • H3947 — לָקַח (lâqach, law-kakh'): a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications); accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.
  • H5795 — עֵז (ʻêz, aze): from עָזַז (ʻâzaz) H5810; a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair); (she) goat, kid.
  • H7819 — שָׁחַט (shâchaṭ, shaw-khat'): a primitive root; to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre); kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.
  • H8163 — שָׂעִיר (sâʻîyr, saw-eer'): or שָׂעִר (sâʻir); from שָׂעַר (sâʻar) H8175; shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun; devil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת (ʼôwth) H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
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