Genesis 37:31 Go deeper

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

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וַיִּקְח֖וּvai.yik.Chuand they took

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Genesis 37:31 word 1

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 37:31 word 2

כְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.net[the] long garment of

Lemma: כֻּתֹּ֫נֶת (ke.to.net) · Strong's: H3801

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: tunic

Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 3:21, Genesis 37:3, Genesis 37:23, Genesis 37:32, Genesis 37:33, Exodus 28:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3801; TAHOT Genesis 37:31 word 3

יוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefJoseph

Lemma: יוֹסֵף (yo.seph) · Strong's: H3130G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Joseph

Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 30:24, Genesis 30:25, Genesis 33:2, Genesis 33:7, Genesis 35:24, Genesis 37:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3130G; TAHOT Genesis 37:31 word 4

וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙vai.yish.cha.Tuand they slaughtered

Lemma: שָׁחַט (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7819A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to slaughter

Used 79 times. Also: Genesis 22:10, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 29:11, Exodus 29:16, Exodus 29:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7819A; TAHOT Genesis 37:31 word 5

שְׂעִ֣ירse.'Ira male goat of

Lemma: שָׂעִיר (sa.ir) · Strong's: H8163B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: he-goat

Used 53 times. Also: Leviticus 4:23, Leviticus 4:24, Leviticus 9:3, Leviticus 9:15, Leviticus 10:16, Leviticus 16:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8163B; TAHOT Genesis 37:31 word 6

עִזִּ֔ים'i.Zimgoats

Lemma: עֵז (ez) · Strong's: H5795

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: goat

Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 15:9, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:16, Genesis 30:32, Genesis 30:33, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5795; TAHOT Genesis 37:31 word 7

וַיִּטְבְּל֥וּvai.yit.be.Luand they dipped

Lemma: טָבַל (ta.val) · Strong's: H2881

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to dip

Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 12:22, Leviticus 4:6, Leviticus 4:17, Leviticus 9:9, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2881; TAHOT Genesis 37:31 word 8

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 37:31 word 9

הַכֻּתֹּ֖נֶתha.ku.To.netthe long garment

Lemma: כֻּתֹּ֫נֶת (ke.to.net) · Strong's: H3801

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: tunic

Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 3:21, Genesis 37:3, Genesis 37:23, Genesis 37:32, Genesis 37:33, Exodus 28:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3801; TAHOT Genesis 37:31 word 10

בַּדָּֽם\׃ba.Damin the blood

Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: blood

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Genesis 37:31 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then they took	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
Joseph’s	→	יוֹסֵף H3130G Joseph
robe	→	כֻּתֹּ֫נֶת H3801 tunic
slaughtered	→	שָׁחַט H7819A to slaughter
a young goat	→	שָׂעִיר H8163B he-goat
. . .	→	עֵז H5795 goat
and dipped	→	טָבַל H2881 to dip
the robe	→	כֻּתֹּ֫נֶת H3801 tunic
in its blood	→	דָּם H1818 blood

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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