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Genesis 37:23

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When Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors that was on him;

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Genesis 37:23 in other translations

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;

Genesis 37:23 · American Standard Version

Genesis 37:23 in context

  1. 21Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, “Let’s not take his life.”
  2. 22Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand on him”—that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.
  3. 23When Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors that was on him;
  4. 24and they took him, and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty. There was no water in it.
  5. 25They sat down to eat bread, and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spices and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.