Verse Comparison: Genesis 37:24
American Standard Version
and they took him, and cast him into the pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
Amplified® Bible
Then they took him and cast him into the [well-like] pit which was empty; there was no water in it.
Contemporary English Version
and threw him into a dry well.
Darby English Version
and they took him and cast him into the pit; now the pit was empty -- there was no water in it.
Good News Bible
Then they took him and threw him into the well, which was dry.
King James Version
And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
New American Standard Bible
and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, without any water in it.
New International Version
and they took him and threw him into the cistern. Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it.
New King James Version
Then they took him and cast him into a pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit appeared empty, without any water in it.
Revised Standard Version
and they took him and cast him into a pit. The pit was empty, there was no water in it.
Young's Literal Translation
and take him and cast him into the pit, and the pit `is' empty, there is no water in it.