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Genesis 37:30

He 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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In The King James Version

And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?

In Context

29When Reuben came back to the well, he found that Joseph was not there anymore. He was so upset he ripped his clothes.

31The brothers talked about the problem and decided to trick their father. They killed a goat and put some of the blood on Joseph's special coat.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:20Come on, let's kill him and throw his body into one of the deep wells in the ground. We can tell everyone that a wild animal ate him. That way, his dreams will never come true, and he will never be our boss.”

Genesis 42:32We told him that we were twelve brothers from the same father, but one of the brothers had gone and the last one was with you here in Canaan.’

Genesis 42:36Then Jacob cried out, “What is happening? Do you want me to lose all my sons? Joseph has gone and now Simeon has gone. Do you want to take Benjamin from me too? All this trouble is going against me.”

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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