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Genesis 37:29 KJV
Genesis · chapter 37 · verse 29
And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.Genesis 37:29 · King James Version
Genesis 37:29 in context
27Come, 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.
28Then 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.
29And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
30And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
31And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- returnedshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- ReubenRᵉʼûwbênReuben, a son of JacobH7205 →
- JosephYôwçêphJoseph, the name of seven IsraelitesH3130 →
- rentqâraʻto rend, literally or figurativelyH7167 →
- pitbôwra pit holeH953 →
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We have here the execution of their plot against Joseph. 1. They stripped him, each striving to seize the envied coat of many colours, Gen 37:23.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 23-30