Genesis 37:33

He recognized it and exclaimed, “It is my son’s tunic! A wild animal has eaten him! ¹  Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”

biblegateway Gen 37:33

He recognised it and said, "It is my son’s robe! Some ferocious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces."

biblegateway Gen 37:33

Then he examined it and said, "It is my son’s tunic. A wild beast has devoured him; Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!"

biblegateway Gen 37:33

Their father recognized it at once. "Yes," he said, "it is my son’s robe. A wild animal has attacked and eaten him. Surely Joseph has been torn in pieces!"

biblegateway Gen 37:33

He recognized it at once. "My son's coat--a wild animal has eaten him. Joseph torn limb from limb!"

SABDAweb Gen 37:33

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.

bibleoremus Gen 37:33

He recognized it, and said, "It is my son’s robe! A wild animal has devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn to pieces."

biblegateway Gen 37:33

And he recognized it and said, " It is my son’s tunic. A wild beast has devoured him. Without doubt Joseph is torn to pieces."

biblegateway Gen 37:33

He recognized it and exclaimed, “It is my son’s tunic! A wild animal has eaten him! ¹  Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”

¹ sn A wild animal has eaten him. Jacob draws this conclusion on his own without his sons actually having to lie with their words (see v. 20). Dipping the tunic in the goat’s blood was the only deception needed.