Génesis 37:32

32 Luego enviaron la hermosa túnica a su padre con el siguiente mensaje: «Mira lo que encontramos. Esta túnica, ¿no es la de tu hijo?».

Génesis 37:32 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 37:32

And they sent the coat of [many] colours
Which was what they dipped in the blood of the kid; this they sent to Jacob in such a condition, by the hand of some messenger; the Targum of Jonathan says, the sons of Zilpah and Bilhah; but more probably some of their servants, whom they instructed what to say to their father when they presented it to him; not caring to appear in person at first, lest they be thrown into such commotion and confusion at their father's distress, as might tend to lead on to a discovery of the whole affair: and they brought [it] to their father, and said, this we have found;
that is, the messengers carried to the father of Joseph's brethren, who were sent with it, and taught to say, that they found it in some field in this condition, but found no man near it, only that by itself, and suspected it might be the coat of his son Joseph, if he had sent him out in it: know now whether it [be] thy son's coat or no;
look upon it, see if any marks can be observed in it, by which it may with any certainty be known whether it his or not.

Génesis 37:32 In-Context

30 Luego regresó a donde estaban sus hermanos y dijo lamentándose: «¡El muchacho desapareció! ¿Qué voy a hacer ahora?».

31 Entonces los hermanos mataron un cabrito y mojaron la túnica de José con la sangre.

32 Luego enviaron la hermosa túnica a su padre con el siguiente mensaje: «Mira lo que encontramos. Esta túnica, ¿no es la de tu hijo?».

33 Su padre la reconoció de inmediato. «Sí —dijo él—, es la túnica de mi hijo. Seguro que algún animal salvaje se lo comió. ¡Sin duda despedazó a José!».

34 Entonces Jacob rasgó su ropa y se vistió de tela áspera, e hizo duelo por su hijo durante mucho tiempo.