Genesis 37:24
And they took him and put him in the hole: now the hole had no water in it.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
In Context
23So when Joseph came to his brothers, they took off his long coat which he had on;
Cross References
Genesis 42:21And they said to one another, Truly, we did wrong to our brother, for we saw his grief of mind, and we did not give ear to his prayers; that is why this trouble has come on us.
Psalms 40:2\40:1\When I was waiting quietly for the Lord, his heart was turned to me, and he gave ear to my cry.
Psalms 88:8\88:7\The weight of your wrath is crushing me, all your waves have overcome me. (Selah.)
Jeremiah 38:6So they took Jeremiah and put him into the water-hole of Malchiah, the king's son, in the place of the armed watchmen: and they let Jeremiah down with cords. And in the hole there was no water, but wet earth: and Jeremiah went down into the wet earth.
Lamentations 4:20Our breath of life, he on whom the holy oil was put, was taken in their holes; of whom we said, Under his shade we will be living among the nations.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 37:24-31
23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him; 24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. 25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. 26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if… Read the whole commentary →