KJV King James Version
And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph [was] not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 37:29
And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph [was] not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,
WEB World English Bible
Reuben returned to the pit; and saw that Joseph wasn’t in the pit; and he tore his clothes.
ASV American Standard Version
And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Reuben returneth unto the pit, and lo, Joseph is not in the pit, and he rendeth his garments,
Surrounding context — Genesis 37
26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit [is it] if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he [is] our brother [and] our flesh. And his brethren were content.
28 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty [pieces] of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph [was] not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child [is] not; and I, whither shall I go?
31 And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
32 And they sent the coat of [many] colours, and they brought [it] to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it [be] thy son’s coat or no.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיָּ֤שָׁבH7725 · shuvto return: returnרְאוּבֵן֙H7205 · re.u.venReubenאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַבּ֔וֹרH953 · borpitוְהִנֵּ֥הH2009 · hin.nehbeholdאֵין־H369 · a.yinnothingיוֹסֵ֖ףH3130 · yo.sephJosephבַּבּ֑וֹרH953 · borpitוַיִּקְרַ֖עH7167 · qa.rato tearאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בְּגָדָֽיו׃H899 · be.gedtreachery
Cross-references
Job 1:20Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,Genesis 37:34And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.Numbers 14:6And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, [which were] of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:Acts 14:14[Which] when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard [of], they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,Joel 2:13And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he [is] gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.Genesis 44:13Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.Judges 11:35And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.2 Kings 19:1And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard [it], that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.Genesis 34:13And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:
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