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.

And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;

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.

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.

They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.