Genesis 37:33
And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
Genesis 37:33 in other translations
| BSB | His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!” |
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| WEB | He recognized it, and said, “It is my son’s tunic. An evil animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.” |
| ASV | And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat: an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces. |
| YLT | And he discerneth it, and saith, ‘My son's coat! an evil beast hath devoured him; torn--torn is Joseph!' |
| DARBY | And he discerned it, and said, It is my son's vest! an evil beast has devoured him: Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces! |
| BBE | And he saw that it was, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast has put him to death; without doubt Joseph has come to a cruel end. |
| Webster | And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him: Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces. |
What does Genesis 37:33 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 37:31-33
31-33. they took Joseph's coat--The commission of one sin necessarily leads to another to conceal it; and the scheme of deception which the sons of Jacob planned and practised on their aged father was a necessary consequence of the atrocious crime they had perpetrated. What a wonder that their cruel sneer, "thy son's coat," and their forced efforts to comfort him, did not awaken suspicion! But extreme grief, like…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 37:31-36
When Satan has taught men to commit one sin, he teaches them to try to conceal it with another; to hide theft and murder, with lying and false oaths: but he that covers his sin shall not prosper long. Joseph's brethren kept their own and one another's counsel for some time; but their villany came to light at last, and it is here published to the world. To grieve their father, they sent him Joseph's coat of colours…
Genesis 37:33 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 37:33
- Genesis 44:28
And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:
- Genesis 37:20
Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
- 1 Kings 13:24
And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase.
- 2 Kings 2:24
And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
- Proverbs 14:15
The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
- John 13:7
Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
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Context
- Genesis 37:32
And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son’s coat or no.
- Genesis 37:33
And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
- Genesis 37:34
And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
Genesis 37:33 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y él la conoció, y dijo: La ropa de mi hijo es; alguna mala bestia le devoró; José ha sido despedazado. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il la reconnut, et dit: C’est la tunique de mon fils; une mauvaise bête l’a dévoré: Joseph a certainement été déchiré! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er erkannte ihn und sprach: Der Leibrock meines Sohnes! Ein böses Tier hat ihn gefressen, Joseph ist gewißlich zerrissen worden! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quam cum agnovisset pater, ait: Tunica filii mei est: fera pessima comedit eum, bestia devoravit Joseph. |