Gen 37:31-33 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 37:31-35: 37:31-35 The old family propensity for deception seized the brothers’ imagination. Jacob had killed a young goat to deceive Isaac (27:5-17 ); now Jacob’s sons deceived him with a goat (see study note on 30:34-36).

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‏ Genesis 37:31-33

Summary for Gen 37:31-35: 37:31-35 ^a The old family propensity for deception seized the brothers’ imagination. Jacob had killed a young goat to deceive Isaac (27:5-17 ^b); now Jacob’s sons deceived him with a goat (see study note on 30:34-36).
37:32 ^c your son: In their cold hatred, the brothers did not refer to Joseph by name or acknowledge him as their brother (see 21:10 ^d).
37:33 ^e recognized: Cp. 27:23 ^f.