Genesis 37:23

When Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him;

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WEBBE

When Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colours that was on him;

BSB

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

KJV

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;

ASV

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;

BBE

So when Joseph came to his brothers, they took off his long coat which he had on;

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וַיְהִי vay·hi and it was H1961 כַּאֲשֶׁר־ ka·'a·sher- just when H834 בָּא ba' he came H935 יוֹסֵף yo·sef Joseph H3130 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 אֶחָיו 'e·chav brothers his H251 וַיַּפְשִׁיטוּ vai·yaf·shi·tu and they stripped H6584 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 יוֹסֵף yo·sef Joseph H3130 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 כֻּתָּנְתּוֹ ku·ta·ne·to long garment his H3801 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 כְּתֹנֶת ke·to·net [the] long garment of H3801 הַפַּסִּים ha·pa·sim the palms and soles H6446 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 עָלָיו 'a·lav [was] on him H5921

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 23–30

They threw Joseph into a pit, to perish there with hunger and cold; so cruel were their tender mercies. They slighted him when he was in distress, and were not grieved for the affliction of Joseph, see Am 6:6; for when he was pining in the pit, they sat down to eat bread. They felt no remorse of conscience for the sin. But the wrath of man shall praise God, and the remainder of wrath he will restrain, Psa 76:10. Joseph's brethren were wonderfully restrained from murdering him, and their selling him as wonderfully turned to God's praise.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.