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Genesis 37:29

JosephReuben
Grief

27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.

28 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

30 And he returned unto 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;

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BSB
When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,
KJV
And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
WEB
Reuben returned to the pit, and saw that Joseph wasn’t in the pit; and he tore his clothes.
ASV
And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
DARBY
And Reuben returned to the pit, and behold, Joseph [was] not in the pit; and he rent his garments,
BLB
And Reuben returned to the pit, and behold, Joseph [was] not in the pit. And he tore his clothes,
ÅB
Da Ruben kom tilbake til brønnen, fikk han se at Josef ikke var i brønnen. Da sønderrev han sine klær,
OTB
Da Ruben vendte tilbake til brønnen og så at Josef ikke var der, rev han sine klær.
B1930
Da Ruben kom tilbake til brønnen, fikk han se at Josef ikke var i brønnen. Da sønderrev han sine klær,

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  • Genesis 37:34

    And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

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  • Job 1:20

    Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

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  • Joel 2:13

    And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

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  • Acts 14:14

    Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,

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  • Genesis 44:13

    Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

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  • Numbers 14:6

    And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:

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  • Genesis 34:13

    And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:

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  • 2 Kings 19:1

    And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.

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