Genesis

Genesis 37:31–33

31Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood. 32They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe or not.”

33His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”

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Genesis 37:31

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then they tookוַיִּקְח֖וּway·yiq·ḥūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3947 take
Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyō·w·sêp̄Noun - proper - masculine singularH3130 Joseph
robeכְּתֹ֣נֶתkə·ṯō·neṯNoun - feminine singular constructH3801 tunic
slaughteredוַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙way·yiš·ḥă·ṭūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7819 slaughter, beat
a young goatשְׂעִ֣ירśə·‘îrNoun - masculine singular constructH8163 he-goat, buck
and dippedוַיִּטְבְּל֥וּway·yiṭ·bə·lūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH2881 dip
the robeהַכֻּתֹּ֖נֶתhak·kut·tō·neṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH3801 tunic
in its bloodבַּדָּֽם׃bad·dāmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1818 blood

Genesis 37:32

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
They sentוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֞וּway·šal·lə·ḥūConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7971 send
the robeכְּתֹ֣נֶתkə·ṯō·neṯNoun - feminine singular constructH3801 tunic
of many colorsהַפַּסִּ֗יםhap·pas·sîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH6446 flat
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם’ă·ḇî·hemNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH1 father
and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּway·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
We foundמָצָ֑אנוּmā·ṣā·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralH4672 attain to, find
thisזֹ֣אתzōṯPronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
Examine itהַכֶּר־hak·ker-Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularH5234 regard, recognize
to see whetherנָ֗אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
itהִ֖ואhîPronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
your son’sבִּנְךָ֛bin·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1121 son
robeהַכְּתֹ֧נֶתhak·kə·ṯō·neṯArticle; Noun - feminine singular constructH3801 tunic
orאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
notלֹֽא׃lōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not

Genesis 37:33

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
His father recognized itוַיַּכִּירָ֤הּway·yak·kî·rāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH5234 regard, recognize
and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
It is my son’sבְּנִ֔יbə·nîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1121 son
robeכְּתֹ֣נֶתkə·ṯō·neṯNoun - feminine singular constructH3801 tunic
A viciousרָעָ֖הrā·‘āhAdjective - feminine singularH7451 bad, evil
animalחַיָּ֥הḥay·yāhNoun - feminine singularH2416 alive, living
has devoured himאֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ’ă·ḵā·lā·ṯə·hūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singularH398 eat
Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yō·w·sêp̄Noun - proper - masculine singularH3130 Joseph
has surely been torn to piecesטָרֹ֥ףṭā·rōp̄Verb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH2963 tear, rend, pluck

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Genesis 37:31 Genesis 37:23 · Proverbs 28:13 · Genesis 37:3

Genesis 37:33 Genesis 44:28 · Genesis 37:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.