Genesis 37:30
And he returned unto his brothers, and said, The child is not there; and I, whither shall I go?
Leeser Tanakh
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
29And when Reuben returned unto the pit, and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit, he rent his clothes.
31And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;
Cross References
Genesis 37:20And now, come and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
Genesis 42:32We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; the one is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 42:36And Jacob their father said unto them, Me ye have bereaved of my children: Joseph is gone, and Simeon is gone, and Benjamin ye will take away; all these things are 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 →