Genesis
Genesis 37:31
31Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then they took | וַיִּקְח֖וּ | way·yiq·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3947 take |
| Joseph’s | יוֹסֵ֑ף | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| robe | כְּתֹ֣נֶת | kə·ṯō·neṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H3801 tunic |
| slaughtered | וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙ | way·yiš·ḥă·ṭū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7819 slaughter, beat |
| a young goat | שְׂעִ֣יר | śə·‘îr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8163 he-goat, buck |
| and dipped | וַיִּטְבְּל֥וּ | way·yiṭ·bə·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2881 dip |
| the robe | הַכֻּתֹּ֖נֶת | hak·kut·tō·neṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H3801 tunic |
| in its blood | בַּדָּֽם׃ | bad·dām | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.