Genesis 37:24

and they took him, and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty. There was no water in it.

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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

23When Joseph [May he add] came to his brothers, they stripped Joseph [May he add] of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him;

25They sat down to eat bread, and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites [Pays attention God] was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spices and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt [Abode of slavery].

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Cross References

Genesis 42:21They said to one another, “We are certainly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us, and we wouldn’t sh'ma ·hear obey·. Therefore this distress has come upon us.”

Psalms 40:2He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, 2 out of the miry clay. 2 He set my feet on a rock, 2 and gave me a firm place to stand. 1

Psalms 88:8You have taken my friends from me. 2 You have made me an abomination to them. 2 I am confined, and I can’t escape. 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 →

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