Genesis 37:31
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So they tookוַיִּקְח֖וּ
(vai·yik·chu)
3947: to takea prim. root
Joseph'sיֹוסֵ֑ף
(yo·v·sef;)
3130: "he increases," a son of Jacob, also the name of several Isr.from yasaph
tunic,כְּתֹ֣נֶת
(ke·to·net)
3801: a tunicfrom an unused word
and slaughteredוַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙
(vai·yish·cha·tu)
7819: to slaughter, beata prim. root
a male goatשְׂעִ֣יר
(se·'ir)
8163b: male goat, buckfrom the same as sear
and dippedוַיִּטְבְּל֥וּ
(vai·yit·be·lu)
2881: to dipa prim. root
the tunicהַכֻּתֹּ֖נֶת
(hak·kut·to·net)
3801: a tunicfrom an unused word
in the blood;בַּדָּֽם׃
(bad·dam.)
1818: blooda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And they took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
Joseph's
Yowceph  (yo-safe')
let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites -- Joseph.
coat
kthoneth  (keth-o'-neth)
from an unused root meaning to cover; a shirt -- coat, garment, robe.
and killed
shachat  (shaw-khat')
to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre) -- kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.
a kid
sa`iyr  (saw-eer')
shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun -- devil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr.
of the goats
`ez  (aze)
a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used ellipt. for goat's hair) -- (she) goat, kid.
and dipped
tabal  (taw-bal')
to dip, to immerse -- dip, plunge.
the coat
kthoneth  (keth-o'-neth)
from an unused root meaning to cover; a shirt -- coat, garment, robe.
in the blood
dam  (dawm)
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So they took Joseph's tunic, and slaughtered a male goat and dipped the tunic in the blood;

King James Bible
And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So they took Joseph's robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.

International Standard Version
So they took Joseph's coat, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the coat in the blood.

NET Bible
So they took Joseph's tunic, killed a young goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So they took Joseph's robe, killed a goat, and dipped the robe in the blood.

King James 2000 Bible
And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
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