Genesis 37:24 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 37:24

22 And Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit which is in the wilderness, and do not lay a hand on him”—that he might deliver him out of their hands, and bring him back to his father.

23 So it came to pass, when Joseph had come to his brothers, that they ^astripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors that was on him.

24 Then they took him and cast him into a pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it.

25 ^aAnd they sat down to eat a meal. Then they lifted their eyes and looked, and there was a company of ^bIshmaelites, coming from Gilead with their camels, bearing spices, ^cbalm, and myrrh, on their way to carry them down to Egypt.

26 So Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and ^aconceal his blood?

27 Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and ^alet not our hand be upon him, for he is ^bour brother and ^cour flesh.” And his brothers listened.

28 Then ^aMidianite traders passed by; so the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, ^band sold him to the Ishmaelites for ^ctwenty shekels of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 37:24

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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.

New English Translation
Then they took him and threw him into the cistern. (Now the cistern was empty;¹ there was no water in it.)

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