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29 Then Reuben returned to the pit and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit. And he tore his clothes. 30 And he returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is gone![a] Now I, what can I do?”[b] 31 Then they took the robe of Joseph and slaughtered a goat, and dipped the robe in the blood.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 37:30 Literally “is not”
  2. Genesis 37:30 Literally “where am I going?”

29 When Reuben returned to the cistern and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes.(A) 30 He went back to his brothers and said, “The boy isn’t there! Where can I turn now?”(B)

31 Then they got Joseph’s robe,(C) slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood.(D)

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