Genesis 37:29

In 11 translations

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.

LSV

And Reuben returns to the pit, and behold, Joseph is not in the pit, and he tears his garments,

YLT

And Reuben returneth unto the pit, and lo, Joseph is not in the pit, and he rendeth his garments,

DBY

And Reuben returned to the pit, and behold, Joseph [was] not in the pit; and he rent his garments,

DRC

And Ruben, returning to the pit, found not the boy:

GNV

Afterwarde Reuben returned to the pit, and beholde, Ioseph was not in the pit: then he rent his clothes,

JPS

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

LXXE

And Ruben returned to the pit, and sees not Joseph in the pit; and he rent his garments.

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WLC

וַיָּ֤שָׁב רְאוּבֵן֙ אֶל־הַבּ֔וֹר וְהִנֵּ֥ה אֵין־יוֹסֵ֖ף בַּבּ֑וֹר וַיִּקְרַ֖ע אֶת־בְּגָדָֽיו׃

LXX-Br

Ἀνέστρεψε δὲ Ῥουβὴν ἐπὶ τὸν λάκκον, καὶ οὐχ ὁρᾷ τὸν Ἰωσὴφ ἐν τῷ λάκκῳ· καὶ διέῤῥηξε τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ.

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• Job 1:20Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
• Genesis 37:34Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
• Acts 14:14But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,
• Numbers 14:6Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes
• Genesis 44:13Then they all tore their clothes, loaded their donkeys, and returned to the city.
• Joel 2:13So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.
• Judges 11:35As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”
• Genesis 34:13But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.
• 2 Kings 19:1On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.

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