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Genesis 37:30

Grief

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.

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

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;

32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son’s coat or no.

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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

    And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

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  • Genesis 42:32

    We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

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  • Jeremiah 31:15

    Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.

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  • Genesis 42:35–36

    And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

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  • Genesis 37:20

    Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

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