Genesis 37:24
And they took him and cast him into the pit; and the pit was empty, it had not water.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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
Cross References
Genesis 42:21And each said to his brother, Yes, indeed, for we are in fault concerning our brother, when we disregarded the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we hearkened not to him; and therefore has this affliction come upon us.
Psalms 40:2Blessed is the man who thinks on the poor and needy: 1 The Lord shall deliver him in an evil day. 1
Psalms 88:8God is glorified in the council of the saints; 1 Great and terrible toward all that are round about him. 1
Jeremiah 38:6For it is a day when those that plead on the mountains of Ephraim shall call, saying, Arise ye, and go up to Zion to the Lord your God.
Lamentations 4:20The breath of our nostrils, our anointed Lord, 1 Was taken in their destructive snares, 1 Of whom we said, 1 In his shadow we shall live among the Gentiles. 1
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 →