Genesis 37:31

 Genesis 37:31

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

a. ASV: And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;  [Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.]

b. YLT: And they take the coat of Joseph, and slaughter a kid of the goats, and dip the coat in the blood,  [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]

c. Classic Amplified: Then they took Joseph’s [distinctive] long garment, killed a young goat, and dipped the garment in the blood;  [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

d. NLT: Then the brothers killed a young goat and dipped Joseph’s robe in its blood.  [Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.]

e. Stone Edition THE CHUMASH, Rabbinic Commentary: They took Joseph’s tunic, slaughtered a goatling, and dipped the tunic in the blood.  [The Artscroll Series/Stone Edition, THE CHUMASH Copyright 1998, 2000 by MESORAH PUBLICATIONS, Ldt.]

f. The Israel Bible: Then they took Yosef’s tunic, slaughtered a kid, and dipped the tunic in the blood.  [The English Translation was adapted by Israel 365 from the JPS Tanakh. Copyright Ⓒ 1985 by the Jewish Publication Society. All rights reserved.]

1. “And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;”

a. [And they] took [Strong: 3947 laqach law-kakh' a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications):--accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, X many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.]

b. Joseph’s [Strong: 3130 Yowceph yo-safe' future of 3254; let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites:--Joseph.]

c. [Strong: 853 'eth ayth apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).]

d. coat [Strong: 3801 kthoneth keth-o'-neth or kuttoneth {koot-to'-neth}; from an unused root meaning to cover (Compare 3802); a shirt:--coat, garment, robe.]

e. [and] killed [Strong: 7819 shachat shaw-khat' a primitive root; to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre):--kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.]

f. [a] kid [Strong: 8163 sa`iyr saw-eer' or sabir {saw-eer'}; from 8175; shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun:--devil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr.]

g. [of the] goats [Strong: 5795 `ez aze from 5810; a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used ellipt. for goat's hair):--(she) goat, kid.]

h. [and] dipped [Strong: 2881 tabal taw-bal' a primitive root; to dip, to immerse:--dip, plunge.]

i. [Strong: 853 'eth ayth apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).]

j. [the] coat [Strong: 3801 kthoneth keth-o'-neth or kuttoneth {koot-to'-neth}; from an unused root meaning to cover (Compare 3802); a shirt:--coat, garment, robe.]

k. [in the] blood [Strong: 1818 dam dawm from 1826 (Compare 119); 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):--blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), + innocent.]