Study it in the app“They 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.””
They sentוַיְשַׁלְּחוּthe longהַפַּסִּיםrobeאֶת כְּתֹנֶתand brought itוַיָּבִיאוּto their fatherאֶל אֲבִיהֶםand said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“Thisזֹאתwe have found;מָצָאנוּrecognize,הַכֶּרplease,נָאwhetherאִםitהִואis the robeהַכְּתֹנֶתof your sonבִּנְךָor not.”לֹא
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yeshalchu” appearslong robe
A word of uncertain meaning describing a special tunic: long, reaching to the hands and feet, or of many colors.
Where else “pasim” appearstunic, robe
Tunic, robe: a long garment covering the body.
Where else “ketonet” appearsbring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yaviu” appearsfather
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearsfind
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “matsanu” appearsrecognize
To realize who someone is, or notice them.
Where else “haker” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bin” appears31They took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a male goat and dipped the robe in the blood.
32 · This verse (above)
33He recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A fierce animal has devoured him; Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”
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?
