NET Bible
"So they took Joseph’s tunic, killed a young goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood."
— Genesis 37:31, NET Bible
“And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;”
“And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood; ”
“They took Joseph's coat, and killed a male goat, and dipped the coat in the blood.”
“And they took his coat, and dipped it in the blood of a kid, which they had killed:”
“Then they took Joseph's coat, and put on it some of the blood from a young goat which they had put to death,”
“And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;”
So when the Midianite merchants passed by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. The Ishmaelites then took Joseph to Egypt.
Later Reuben returned to the cistern to find that Joseph was not in it! He tore his clothes,
returned to his brothers, and said,“The boy isn’t there! And I, where can I go?”
So they took Joseph’s tunic, killed a young goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood.
Then they brought the special tunic to their father and said,“We found this. Determine now whether it is your son’s tunic or not.”
He recognized it and exclaimed,“It is my son’s tunic! A wild animal has eaten him! Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”
Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourned for his son many days.