Genesis 37:29

NETBible

Later Reuben returned to the cistern to find that Joseph was not in it! 1  He tore his clothes,

NIV ©

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

NASB ©

Now Reuben returned to the pit, and behold, Joseph was not in the pit; so he tore his garments.

NLT ©

Some time later, Reuben returned to get Joseph out of the pit. When he discovered that Joseph was missing, he tore his clothes in anguish and frustration.

MSG ©

Later Reuben came back and went to the cistern--no Joseph! He ripped his clothes in despair.

BBE ©

Now when Reuben came back to the hole, Joseph was not there; and giving signs of grief,

NRSV ©

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

NKJV ©

Then Reuben returned to the pit, and indeed Joseph was not in the pit; and he tore his clothes.

KJV
And Reuben
<07205>
returned
<07725> (8799)
unto the pit
<0953>_;
and, behold, Joseph
<03130>
[was] not in the pit
<0953>_;
and he rent
<07167> (8799)
his clothes
<0899>_.
NASB ©
Now Reuben
<7205>
returned
<7725>
to the pit
<953>
, and behold
<2009>
, Joseph
<3130>
was not in the pit
<953>
; so he tore
<7167>
his garments
<899>
.
LXXM
anestreqen
<390> 
V-AAI-3S
de
<1161> 
PRT
roubhn {N-PRI} epi
<1909> 
PREP
ton
<3588> 
T-ASM
lakkon {N-ASM} kai
<2532> 
CONJ
ouc
<3364> 
ADV
ora
<3708> 
V-PAI-3S
ton
<3588> 
T-ASM
iwshf
<2501> 
N-PRI
en
<1722> 
PREP
tw
<3588> 
T-DSM
lakkw {N-DSM} kai
<2532> 
CONJ
dierrhxen {V-AAI-3S} ta
<3588> 
T-APN
imatia
<2440> 
N-APN
autou
<846> 
D-GSM
NET [draft] ITL
Later Reuben
<07205>
returned
<07725>
to
<0413>
the cistern
<0953>
to find that Joseph
<03130>
was not
<0369>
in it
<0953>
! He tore
<07167>
his clothes
<0899>
,
HEBREW
wydgb
<0899>
ta
<0853>
erqyw
<07167>
rwbb
<0953>
Powy
<03130>
Nya
<0369>
hnhw
<02009>
rwbh
<0953>
la
<0413>
Nbwar
<07205>
bsyw (37:29)
<07725>
NETBible

Later Reuben returned to the cistern to find that Joseph was not in it! 1  He tore his clothes,

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “and look, Joseph was not in the cistern.” By the use of וְהִנֵּה (vÿhinneh, “and look”), the narrator invites the reader to see the situation through Reuben’s eyes.