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Genesis 37:29-36
Contemporary English Version
Genesis 37:29-36
Contemporary English Version
29 When Reuben returned to the well and did not find Joseph there, he tore his clothes in sorrow. 30 Then he went back to his brothers and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”
31 Joseph's brothers killed a goat and dipped Joseph's fancy coat in its blood. 32 After this, they took the coat to their father and said, “We found this! Look at it carefully and see if it belongs to your son.”
33 Jacob knew it was Joseph's coat and said, “It's my son's coat! Joseph has been torn to pieces and eaten by some wild animal.”
34 Jacob mourned for Joseph a long time, and to show his sorrow he tore his clothes and wore sackcloth.[a] 35 All of Jacob's children came to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said, “I will go to my grave, mourning for my son.” So Jacob kept on grieving.
36 Meanwhile, the Midianites had sold Joseph in Egypt to a man named Potiphar, who was the king's[b] official in charge of the palace guard.
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Genesis 37:29-36
New International Version
Genesis 37:29-36
New International Version
29 When Reuben returned to the cistern and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes.(A) 30 He went back to his brothers and said, “The boy isn’t there! Where can I turn now?”(B)
31 Then they got Joseph’s robe,(C) slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood.(D) 32 They took the ornate robe(E) back to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe.”
33 He recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! Some ferocious animal(F) has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces.”(G)
34 Then Jacob tore his clothes,(H) put on sackcloth(I) and mourned for his son many days.(J) 35 All his sons and daughters came to comfort him,(K) but he refused to be comforted.(L) “No,” he said, “I will continue to mourn until I join my son(M) in the grave.(N)” So his father wept for him.
36 Meanwhile, the Midianites[a](O) sold Joseph(P) in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.(Q)
Footnotes
- Genesis 37:36 Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac (see also verse 28); Masoretic Text Medanites
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