Genesis 37:30
He returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is not there! And I, where can I go?”
Unlocked Literal Bible
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
29Reuben returned to the pit, and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit. He tore his clothes.
31They slaughtered a goat and then took Joseph's garment and dipped it into the blood.
Cross References
Genesis 37:20Come now, therefore, let us kill him and cast him into one of the pits. We will say, 'A wild animal has devoured him.' We will see what will become of his dreams.”
Genesis 42:32We are twelve brothers, sons of our father. One is no longer alive, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.'
Genesis 42:36Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children. Joseph is no longer alive, Simeon is gone, and you will take Benjamin 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 →