Genesis 37:23

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

Genesis 37:23 in Other Translations

23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;

23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the robe of many colors that he wore.

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

23 When Joseph reached his brothers, they ripped off the fancy coat he was wearing,

23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him;

23 So when Joseph reached his brothers, they stripped him of his special robe with long sleeves.

23 When Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped off his robe, the robe of many colors that he had on.

23 When Joseph came to his brothers, he was wearing his beautiful robe. They took it away from him.

Genesis 37:23 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 37:23

And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren,
&c.] To the very place where they were, and had, in a kind and obliging manner, asked of their welfare, and related their father's concern for them, who had sent him on this errand:

that they stripped, Joseph out of [his] coat; his coat of [many]
colours, that [was] on him;
according to Jarchi and Aben Ezra, this was not one and the same coat, but divers, and that the sense is, that with his coat of many colours, and besides that, they stripped him of his lower garment, which was next to his skin, his shirt; so that he was quite naked when they cast him into the pit, and this they did as soon as he came up to them, so cruel and hardhearted were they.

Genesis 37:23 In-Context

21 When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. “Let’s not take his life,” he said.

22 “Don’t shed any blood. Throw him into this cistern here in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this to rescue him from them and take him back to his father.

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

24 and they took him and threw him into the cistern. The cistern was empty; there was no water in it.

25 As they sat down to eat their meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were loaded with spices, balm and myrrh, and they were on their way to take them down to Egypt.

Cross References

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