Genesis 37:29

When Reuben came back to the well, he found that Joseph was not there anymore. He was so upset he ripped his clothes.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

28When the Ishmaelites, whose other name is Midianites, came to the brother's camp, Joseph's brothers pulled him up out of the hole in the ground. The brothers sold him to the Ishmaelites for 20 pieces of silver. And so, Joseph went to Egypt as a prisoner.

30He went to his brothers and said, “The boy has gone. What am I going to do now? What will we say to our father?”

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Cross References

Genesis 37:34Jacob was so sad that he ripped his good clothes and put on rough clothes made from animal hair. Jacob cried for his son for many days.

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 →

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