Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version and they took him and threw him into the cistern. The cistern was empty; there was no water in it. New Living Translation Then they grabbed him and threw him into the cistern. Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it. English Standard Version And they took him and threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it. Berean Standard Bible and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it. King James Bible And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. New King James Version Then they took him and cast him into a pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it. New American Standard Bible and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, without any water in it. NASB 1995 and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, without any water in it. NASB 1977 and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, without any water in it. Legacy Standard Bible and they took him and cast him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, without any water in it. Amplified Bible then they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty; there was no water in it. Christian Standard Bible Then they took him and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty, without water. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then they took him and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it. American Standard Version and they took him, and cast him into the pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they took him and they threw him into the pit, and the pit was empty and there was no water in it. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they took him and cast him into the pit; and the pit was empty, it had not water. Contemporary English Version and threw him into a dry well. Douay-Rheims Bible And cast him into an old pit, where there was no water. English Revised Version and they took him, and cast him into the pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then they took him and put him into an empty cistern. It had no water in it. Good News Translation Then they took him and threw him into the well, which was dry. International Standard Version They grabbed him and tossed him into the cistern, but the cistern was empty. (There was no water in it.) JPS Tanakh 1917 and they took him, and cast him into the pit--and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. Literal Standard Version and take him and cast him into the pit, and the pit [is] empty, there is no water in it. Majority Standard Bible and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it. New American Bible then they took him and threw him into the cistern. The cistern was empty; there was no water in it. NET Bible Then they took him and threw him into the cistern. (Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it.) New Revised Standard Version and they took him and threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it. New Heart English Bible And they took him and threw him into the cistern. (Now the pit was empty. There was no water in it.) Webster's Bible Translation And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty; there was no water in it. World English Bible and they took him, and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty. There was no water in it. Young's Literal Translation and take him and cast him into the pit, and the pit is empty, there is no water in it. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Joseph Sold by His Brothers…23So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing— 24and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it. 25And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.… Cross References Genesis 37:23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe--the robe of many colors he was wearing-- Genesis 37:25 And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt. Treasury of Scripture And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. and cast. Psalm 35:7 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul. Lamentations 4:20 The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen. the pit. Psalm 40:2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. Psalm 88:6,8 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps… Psalm 130:1,2 A Song of degrees. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD… Jump to Previous Cast Cistern Empty Hole Pit Threw WaterJump to Next Cast Cistern Empty Hole Pit Threw WaterGenesis 37 1. Joseph is loved by Jacob, but hated by his brothers.5. His dreams and the interpretation. 12. Jacob sends him to his brothers, who counsel to slay him. 21. At Reuben's desire they cast him into a pit; 25. and afterwards sell him to the Ishmaelites; 29. while Ruben grieves at not finding him. 31. His coat, covered with blood, is sent to Jacob, who mourns him inordinately. 36. Joseph is brought to Egypt and sold to Potiphar. Verses 24, 25. - And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. Cisterns when empty, or only covered with mud at the bottom, were sometimes used as temporary prisons (Jeremiah 38:6; Jeremiah 40:15). And - leaving him, as they must have calculated, to perish by a painful death through starvation, with exquisite cold-bloodedness, paying no heed to his piteous outcries and appeals (Genesis 41:21) - they sat down (the callous composure of the act indicates deplorable brutality on the part of Joseph's brethren) to eat bread (perhaps with a secret feeling of satisfaction, if not also exultation, that they had effectually disposed of the young man and his dreams): and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, Behold, a company - or-chath, from arach, to walk; a band of travelers, especially of merchantmen; a caravan; CHAPTER 37:26-36 Hebrew and they tookוַיִּ֨קָּחֻ֔הוּ (way·yiq·qā·ḥu·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take him and threw וַיַּשְׁלִ֥כוּ (way·yaš·li·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7993: To throw out, down, away him into the pit. הַבֹּ֑רָה (hab·bō·rāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 953: A pit, cistern, well Now the pit וְהַבּ֣וֹר (wə·hab·bō·wr) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 953: A pit, cistern, well was empty, רֵ֔ק (rêq) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7386: Empty, worthless with no אֵ֥ין (’ên) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle water מָֽיִם׃ (mā·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen in it. בּ֖וֹ (bōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew Links Genesis 37:24 NIVGenesis 37:24 NLT Genesis 37:24 ESV Genesis 37:24 NASB Genesis 37:24 KJV Genesis 37:24 BibleApps.com Genesis 37:24 Biblia Paralela Genesis 37:24 Chinese Bible Genesis 37:24 French Bible Genesis 37:24 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 37:24 And they took him and threw him (Gen. 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