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Gen 37:23 — 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;

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

stript		Gen 37:3,31-33; Gen 42:21; Psa 22:18; Mat 27:28
colours		or, pieces. Gen 37:3.

Correlating Passages

stript

	Gen 37:3	Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he [was] the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of [many] colours.
	Gen 37:31	And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
	Gen 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.
	Gen 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.
	Gen 42:21	And they said one to another, We [are] verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
	Psa 22:18	They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
	Mat 27:28	And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.

colours

Gen 37:3

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he [was] the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of [many] colours.

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Scott, Thomas. "Genesis 37:23," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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