KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 37:23 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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;”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And it came to pass,” | וַיְהִ֕י | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | came pass |
| “when” | כַּֽאֲשֶׁר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | when |
| “Joseph” | יוֹסֵ֖ף | Joseph, the name of seven Israelites | Joseph |
| “was come” | בָּ֥א | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | come |
| “unto” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “his brethren,” | אֶחָ֑יו | A brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H0001]) | brethren |
| “that they stript” | וַיַּפְשִׁ֤יטוּ | To spread out (i.e., deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e., unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.) | stript |
| “Joseph” | יוֹסֵף֙ | Joseph, the name of seven Israelites | Joseph |
| “out of” | אֶת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | out |
| “his coat,” | כֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹ | A shirt | coat |
| “his” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “coat” | כְּתֹ֥נֶת | A shirt | coat |
| “of colours” | הַפַּסִּ֖ים | A long and sleeved tunic (perhaps simply a wide one; from the original sense of the root, i.e., of many breadths) | colours |
| “many” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “that” | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | that |
| “was” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “on him;” | עָלָֽיו׃ | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | on him |
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21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
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;
24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
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