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32 and they brought the multicolored tunic to their father, saying, “We have found this; please examine it and decide whether or not it is your son’s tunic.” 33 He recognized it and said, “It is my son’s tunic. A wild animal has devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces!” 34 So Jacob tore his clothes [in grief], put [a]on sackcloth and mourned many days for his son.

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  1. Genesis 37:34 An uncomfortable material woven from goat hair and worn in mourning.

32 They took the ornate robe(A) back to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe.”

33 He recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! Some ferocious animal(B) has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces.”(C)

34 Then Jacob tore his clothes,(D) put on sackcloth(E) and mourned for his son many days.(F)

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