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They took the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, "We have found this. Examine it, now, whether it is your son`s coat or not."
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A Calculated, Cowardly Lie
Commentators note the brothers likely sent a messenger with the bloody coat rather than face Jacob themselves. This wasn't just practical; it was an act of cowardice. They were cruel enough to inflict immense pain but too afraid to witness the immediate, raw grief it would cause, fearing their own guilt might be exposed.
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Genesis
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18th Century
Presbyterian
17. דתין dotayı̂n Dothain, “two wells?” (Gesenius)
25. נכאת neko't “tragacanth” or goat’s-tho…
19th Century
Anglican
They brought it. —Heb., they caused it to go, that is, sent it by the hand of a messenger. They were unwilling to see the…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they sent the coat of [many] colours Which was what they dipped in the blood of the kid; this they sent to Jacob in s…
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When Satan has taught people to commit one sin, he then teaches them to try to conceal it with another, such as hiding theft and murder with lying …
