Genesis 37:24
22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
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;
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 we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it.
- KJV
- And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
- WEB
- and they took him, and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty. There was no water in it.
- ASV
- and they took him, and cast him into the pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
- DARBY
- and they took him and cast him into the pit; now the pit was empty there was no water in it.
- BLB
- and they took him and cast him into the pit. And the pit [was] empty, [there was] no water in it.
- ÅB
- Og de tok og kastet ham ned i brønnen; men brønnen var tom, det var intet vann i den.
- OTB
- De tok ham og kastet ham i brønnen. Brønnen var tom, uten vann.
- B1930
- Og de tok og kastet ham ned i brønnen; men brønnen var tom, det var intet vann i den.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 38:6
Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
Read in contextZechariah 9:11
As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
Read in contextPsalms 130:1–2
Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 40:2
He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
Read in contextPsalms 88:8
Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
Read in contextLamentations 4:20
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.
Read in contextLamentations 3:52–55
Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.
Read in contextPsalms 88:6
Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.
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