Genesis 37:29 KJV

And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

  • Joseph's brethren sell himThey threw Joseph into a pit, to perish there with hunger and cold; so cruel were their tender mercies. They slighted him when he was in distress, and were...

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • Genesis 37:34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
  • Job 1:20 Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
  • Genesis 44:13 Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.
  • Numbers 14:6 And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:
  • Genesis 34:13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:

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Topics

  • Deception In representing to their father that Joseph had been destroyed by wild beasts
  • Falsehood Joseph’s brothers, in deceiving their father into a belief that Joseph was killed by wild beasts
  • Hypocrisy Jacob’s sons, in deceiving their father concerning Joseph
  • Ishmaelites Merchants of, buy Joseph
  • Joseph Is falsely reported to his father as killed by wild beasts

Timeline

Bible Dictionary

  • ReubenBehold a son!, the eldest son of Jacob and Leah (Gen 29:32). His sinful conduct, referred to in Gen 35:22, brought down upon him his...
  • JosephRemover or increaser. (1.) The elder of the two sons of Jacob by Rachel (Gen 30:23, Gen 30:24), who, on the occasion of his birth, said,...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And Reuben רְאוּבֵן rĕʾwwbēn רְאוּבֵן Proper name
  • returned וַיָּשָׁב wayyāšāb שׁוּב Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • unto the pit אֶל ʾel Preposition הַבּוֹר habbôr בּוֹר Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • and, behold, Joseph וְהִנֵּה wĕhinnê Demonstrative · with and יוֹסֵף yôsēp יוֹסֵף Proper name
  • not in the pit אֵין ʾên Negative בַּבּוֹר babbôr בּוֹר Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • and he rent וַיִּקְרַע wayyiqraʿ קָרַע Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • his clothes אֶת ʾet Object marker בְּגָדָיו bĕgādāyw בֶּגֶד Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular

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