²³ And it cometh to pass, when Joseph hath come unto his brethren, that they strip Joseph of his coat, the long coat which `is' upon him,

³ And Israel hath loved Joseph more than any of his sons, for he `is' a son of his old age, and hath made for him a long coat;

³¹ And they take the coat of Joseph, and slaughter a kid of the goats, and dip the coat in the blood,

³² and send the long coat, and they bring `it' in unto their father, and say, `This have we found; discern, we pray thee, whether it `is' thy son's coat or not?'

³³ And he discerneth it, and saith, `My son's coat! an evil beast hath devoured him; torn -- torn is Joseph!'

²¹ And they say one unto another, `Verily we `are' guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul, in his making supplication unto us, and we did not hearken: therefore hath this distress come upon us.'

²⁸ and having unclothed him, they put around him a crimson cloak,

¹⁸ They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall.