Genesis 37:31 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 37:31 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 →
וַיִּקְח֖וּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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כְּתֹ֣נֶת
kᵉthôneth
H3801
tunic
יוֹסֵ֑ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙
shâchaṭ
H7819
to slaughter
שְׂעִ֣יר
sâʻîyr
H8163
goat
עִזִּ֔ים
ʻêz
H5795
female goat
וַיִּטְבְּל֥וּ
ṭâbal
H2881
to dip
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַכֻּתֹּ֖נֶת
kᵉthôneth
H3801
tunic
בַּדָּֽם
dâm
H1818
blood
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World English Bible Public Domain
They took Joseph's coat, and killed a male goat, and dipped the coat in the blood.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then they took Joseph’s tunic and slaughtered a kid of the goats and dipped the tunic in the blood.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).