King James Version (KJV)
Genesis 37:31
“And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;”
Verse in context — Genesis 37
29
And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph [was] not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
30
And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child [is] not; and I, whither shall I go?
31
And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
32
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.
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And he knew it, and said, [It is] my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
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The book of beginnings, describing creation, humanity’s fall, God’s promises, and the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph).
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