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Genesis 37:30

Grief

28 So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.

29 When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,

returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”

31 Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.

32 They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe or not.”

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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.

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BSB
returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”
KJV
And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
WEB
He returned to his brothers, and said, “The child is no more; and I, where will I go?”
ASV
And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
DARBY
and returned to his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, where shall I go?
BLB
and he returned to his brothers and said, “The boy [is] not! And I, where am I going?”
ÅB
og han gikk tilbake til sine brødre og sa: Gutten er der ikke, og jeg - hvor skal jeg gjøre av meg?
OTB
Han vendte tilbake til sine brødre og sa: "Gutten er ikke der! Hvor kan jeg gå nå?"
B1930
og han gikk tilbake til sine brødre og sa: Gutten er der ikke, og jeg - hvor skal jeg gjøre av mig?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 42:13

    But they answered, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”

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  • Genesis 42:32

    We are twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.’

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  • Jeremiah 31:15

    This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”

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  • Genesis 42:35–36

    As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of silver! And when they and their father saw the bags of silver, they were dismayed.

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  • Genesis 37:20

    “Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”

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