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The Coat of Many Colours
Genesis Chapter 37
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37:12
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And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
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37:13
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And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
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37:14
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And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
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37:15
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And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
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37:16
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And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
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37:17
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And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
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37:18
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And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
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37:19
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And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
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37:20
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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.
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37:21
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And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
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37:22
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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.
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37:23
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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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37:24
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And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
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37:25
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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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37:26
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And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
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37:27
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Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
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37:28
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Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
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37:29
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And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
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37:30
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And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
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37:31
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And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
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37:32
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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.
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37:33
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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.
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37:34
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And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
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37:35
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And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
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37:36
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And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.
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