Genesis 37:23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe--the ornate robe he was wearing--

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe--the ornate robe he was wearing--

English Standard Version
So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the robe of many colors that he wore.

New American Standard Bible
So it came about, when Joseph reached his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the varicolored tunic that was on him;

King James Bible
And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped off his robe, the robe of many colors that he had on.

International Standard Version
As it was, when Joseph arrived where his brothers were, they stripped off the tunic that Jacob had given him—that is, the richly-embroidered tunic that he was wearing.

American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And as soon as he came to his brethren, they forthwith stript him of his outside coat, that was of divers colours:

Darby Bible Translation
And it came to pass when Joseph came to his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his vest, the vest of many colours, which he had on;

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, when Joseph hath come unto his brethren, that they strip Joseph of his coat, the long coat which is upon him,

Cross References

Genesis 37:3
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colors.

Genesis 37:22
And Reuben said to them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand on him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

Genesis 37:24
And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.

Genesis 37:31
And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;

2 Samuel 13:18
And she had a garment of divers colors on her: for with such robes were the king's daughters that were virgins appareled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

37:23-30 They threw Joseph into a pit, to perish there with hunger and cold; so cruel were their tender mercies. They slighted him when he was in distress, and were not grieved for the affliction of Joseph, see Am 6:6; for when he was pining in the pit, they sat down to eat bread. They felt no remorse of conscience for the sin. But the wrath of man shall praise God, and the remainder of wrath he will restrain, Ps 76:10. Joseph's brethren were wonderfully restrained from murdering him, and their selling him as wonderfully turned to God's praise.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

23. they stripped Joseph out of his coat … of many colors—Imagine him advancing in all the unsuspecting openness of brotherly affection. How astonished and terrified must he have been at the cold reception, the ferocious aspect, the rough usage of his unnatural assailants! A vivid picture of his state of agony and despair was afterwards drawn by themselves (compare Ge 42:21).