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Jacob[a] loved Joseph more than any of his other children because Joseph had been born to him in his old age. So one day Jacob had a special gift made for Joseph—a beautiful robe.[b]

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  1. 37:3a Hebrew Israel; also in 37:13. See note on 35:21.
  2. 37:3b Traditionally rendered a coat of many colors. The exact meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

Now Israel(A) loved Joseph more than any of his other sons,(B) because he had been born to him in his old age;(C) and he made an ornate[a] robe(D) for him.(E)

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  1. Genesis 37:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain; also in verses 23 and 32.

22 The disciples looked at each other, wondering whom he could mean. 23 The disciple Jesus loved was sitting next to Jesus at the table.[a]

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  1. 13:23 Greek was reclining on Jesus’ bosom. The “disciple Jesus loved” was probably John.

22 His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant. 23 One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved,(A) was reclining next to him.

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18 So the servant put her out and locked the door behind her. She was wearing a long, beautiful robe,[a] as was the custom in those days for the king’s virgin daughters.

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  1. 13:18 Or a robe with sleeves, or an ornamented robe. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

18 So his servant put her out and bolted the door after her. She was wearing an ornate[a] robe,(A) for this was the kind of garment the virgin daughters of the king wore.

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  1. 2 Samuel 13:18 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain; also in verse 19.

32 They sent the beautiful robe to their father with this message: “Look at what we found. Doesn’t this robe belong to your son?”

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32 They took the ornate robe(A) back to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe.”

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23 So when Joseph arrived, his brothers ripped off the beautiful robe he was wearing.

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23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the ornate robe(A) he was wearing—

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35 The Father loves his Son and has put everything into his hands.

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35 The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands.(A)

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16 You used the lovely things I gave you to make shrines for idols, where you played the prostitute. Unbelievable! How could such a thing ever happen?

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16 You took some of your garments to make gaudy high places,(A) where you carried on your prostitution.(B) You went to him, and he possessed your beauty.[a]

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  1. Ezekiel 16:16 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.

13 The bride, a princess, looks glorious
    in her golden gown.
14 In her beautiful robes, she is led to the king,
    accompanied by her bridesmaids.

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13 All glorious(A) is the princess within her chamber;
    her gown is interwoven with gold.(B)
14 In embroidered garments(C) she is led to the king;(D)
    her virgin companions(E) follow her—
    those brought to be with her.

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20 And we responded, ‘Yes, my lord, we have a father who is an old man, and his youngest son is a child of his old age. His full brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother’s children, and his father loves him very much.’

21 “And you said to us, ‘Bring him here so I can see him with my own eyes.’ 22 But we said to you, ‘My lord, the boy cannot leave his father, for his father would die.’ 23 But you told us, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes with you, you will never see my face again.’

24 “So we returned to your servant, our father, and told him what you had said. 25 Later, when he said, ‘Go back again and buy us more food,’ 26 we replied, ‘We can’t go unless you let our youngest brother go with us. We’ll never get to see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us.’

27 “Then my father said to us, ‘As you know, my wife had two sons, 28 and one of them went away and never returned. Doubtless he was torn to pieces by some wild animal. I have never seen him since. 29 Now if you take his brother away from me, and any harm comes to him, you will send this grieving, white-haired man to his grave.[a]

30 “And now, my lord, I cannot go back to my father without the boy. Our father’s life is bound up in the boy’s life.

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  1. 44:29 Hebrew to Sheol; also in 44:31.

20 And we answered, ‘We have an aged father, and there is a young son born to him in his old age.(A) His brother is dead,(B) and he is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’(C)

21 “Then you said to your servants,(D) ‘Bring him down to me so I can see him for myself.’(E) 22 And we said to my lord,(F) ‘The boy cannot leave his father; if he leaves him, his father will die.’(G) 23 But you told your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’(H) 24 When we went back to your servant my father,(I) we told him what my lord(J) had said.(K)

25 “Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy a little more food.’(L) 26 But we said, ‘We cannot go down. Only if our youngest brother is with us will we go. We cannot see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us.’(M)

27 “Your servant my father(N) said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.(O) 28 One of them went away from me, and I said, “He has surely been torn to pieces.”(P) And I have not seen him since.(Q) 29 If you take this one from me too and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray head down to the grave(R) in misery.’(S)

30 “So now, if the boy is not with us when I go back to your servant my father,(T) and if my father, whose life is closely bound up with the boy’s life,(U)

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30 ‘They must be dividing the captured plunder—
    with a woman or two for every man.
There will be colorful robes for Sisera,
    and colorful, embroidered robes for me.
Yes, the plunder will include
    colorful robes embroidered on both sides.’

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30 ‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoils:(A)
    a woman or two for each man,
colorful garments as plunder for Sisera,
    colorful garments embroidered,
highly embroidered garments(B) for my neck—
    all this as plunder?(C)

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