Genesis 37:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 37:23 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַֽיְהִ֕י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כַּֽאֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
יוֹסֵ֖ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֶחָ֑יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
וַיַּפְשִׁ֤יטוּ
pâshaṭ
H6584
to strip
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יוֹסֵף֙
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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כֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹ
kᵉthôneth
H3801
tunic
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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כְּתֹ֥נֶת
kᵉthôneth
H3801
tunic
הַפַּסִּ֖ים
paç
H6446
palm
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָלָֽיו
ʻal
H5921
upon
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, when Joseph came to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him;
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colors that was on him;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then it happened when Joseph came to his brothers, then they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the multicolored tunic that on him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).