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They tookוַיִּקְחוּJoseph’sיוֹסֵףrobe,אֶת כְּתֹנֶתslaughteredוַיִּשְׁחֲטוּa male goatשְׂעִיר עִזִּיםand dippedוַיִּטְבְּלוּthe robeאֶת הַכֻּתֹּנֶתin the blood.בַּדָּם
Genesis 37:31
Study it in the app“They took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a male goat and dipped the robe in the blood.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 37:31, word by word
- They tookיִּקְחוּyikchu
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikchu” appears- Joseph’sיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- robeכְּתֹנֶתketonet
tunic, robe
Tunic, robe: a long garment covering the body.
Where else “ketonet” appears- slaughteredיִּשְׁחֲטוּyishchatu
slaughter
To kill an animal by cutting its throat, to sacrifice it or to eat.
Where else “yishchatu” appears- a male goatשְׂעִירseir
male goat
An adult male goat, often offered in sacrifice.
Where else “seir” appears- a male goatעִזִּיםizim
male goat
The male goat, offered for sin.
Where else “izim” appears- and dippedיִּטְבְּלוּyitblu
dip
Dip, plunge into a liquid.
Where else “yitblu” appears- in the bloodדָּםdam
blood
The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.
Where else “dam” appears
The context
30He returned to his brothers and said, “The child is gone! And I, where am I to go?”
31 · This verse (above)
32They sent the long robe and brought it to their father and said, “This we have found; recognize, please, whether it is the robe of your son or not.”
To study Genesis 37 in a group
1. What it says
What did the brothers do to Joseph, and what did they tell Jacob (vv. 23-33)?
2. What it means
What reasons did the brothers have for hating Joseph (vv. 3-4, 8)?
3. How I live it
How do you handle envy when someone receives more attention than you?