King James Version

Genesis 37:31

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

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וַיִּקְח֖וּvayiqchvand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).כְּתֹ֣נֶתketonetcoatכְּתֹנֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “coat”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3801a shirtcoat, garment, robe.יוֹסֵ֑ףyosefJoseph. Compare H3084יוֹסֵףnoun, proper name — “Joseph. Compare H3084”H3130Joseph, the name of seven IsraelitesJoseph. Compare H3084 (יְהוֹסֵף).וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙vayishchatvand slaughterשָׁחַטconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and slaughter”, the next action in the storyH7819to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.שְׂעִ֣ירseirgoatשָׂעִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “goat”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8163shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faundevil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr.עִזִּ֔יםizimgoatעֵזnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “goat”, the ordinary formH5795a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair)(she) goat, kid.וַיִּטְבְּל֥וּvayitbelvand dipטָבַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and dip”, the next action in the storyH2881to dip, to immersedip, plunge.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַכֻּתֹּ֖נֶתhakutonetthe coatכְּתֹנֶתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the coat”, the ordinary formH3801a shirtcoat, garment, robe.בַּדָּֽםbadamin blood , innocentדָּםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in blood , innocent”, the ordinary formH1818blood (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), [phrase] innocent.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;

Young’s Literal Translation

And they take the coat of Joseph, and slaughter a kid of the goats, and dip the coat in the blood,

World English Bible

They took Joseph’s tunic, and killed a male goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood.

Darby Translation

And they took Joseph's vest, and slaughtered a buck of the goats, and dipped the vest in the blood;

Douay-Rheims

And they took his coat, and dipped it in the blood of a kid, which they had killed:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And having taken the coat of Joseph, they slew a kid of the goats, and stained the coat with the blood.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Λαβόντες δὲ τὸν χιτῶνα τοῦ Ἰωσὴφ, ἔσφαξαν ἔριφον αἰγῶν, καὶ ἐμόλυναν τὸν χιτῶνα τῷ αἵματι.