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Genesis 37:29
And Reuben returned to the pit; and behold, Joseph [was] not in the pit: and he rent his clothes.
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Genesis 37:29 in other translations
And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,
Reuben returned to the pit, and saw that Joseph wasn’t in the pit; and he tore his clothes.
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In context
26 And Judah said to his brethren, What profit [is it] if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood.
27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he [is] our brother, our flesh: and his brethren were content.
28 Then there passed by Midianites, merchants; and they drew and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty [pieces] of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
29 And Reuben returned to the pit; and behold, Joseph [was] not in the pit: and he rent his clothes.
30 And he returned to his brethren, and said, The child [is] not: and I, whither shall I go?
31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood:
32 And they sent the coat of [many] colors, and they brought [it] to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it [is] thy son's coat or not.
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