Genesis 37:24

Genesis 37:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they took him and threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they took him and cast him into a pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then they grabbed him and threw him into the cistern. Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it.

Context of Genesis 37:24

22“Don’t shed any blood. Throw him into this cistern here in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this to rescue him from them and take him back to his father. 23So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the ornate robe he was wearing— and they took him and threw him into the cistern. The cistern was empty; there was no water in it. 25As they sat down to eat their meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were loaded with spices, balm and myrrh, and they were on their way to take them down to Egypt. 26Judah said to his brothers, “What will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?

Genesis 37:24 word by word

וַיִּ֨קָּחֻ֔הוּ וַיַּשְׁלִ֥כוּ אֹת֖וֹ הַבֹּ֑רָה וְהַבּ֣וֹר רֵ֔ק אֵ֥ין בּ֖וֹ מָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• him, and castשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• him into a pitבּוֹרbôr · pitH953
• emptyרֵיקrêyq rêq · worthlessH7386
• no waterמַיmayim · waterH4325

Cross-references for Genesis 37:24

• Psalms 35:7Since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit for me,
• Lamentations 4:20The Lord’s anointed, our very life breath, was caught in their traps. We thought that under his shadow we would live among the nations.
• Psalms 40:2He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
• Psalms 88:6You have put me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.
• Psalms 130:1Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;
• Jeremiah 38:6So they took Jeremiah and put him into the cistern of Malkijah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah by ropes into the cistern; it had no water in it, only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.
• Lamentations 3:52Those who were my enemies without cause hunted me like a bird.
• Zechariah 9:11As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit.

Commentaries on Genesis 37:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-36Verses 1-36 - Joseph Was Sold into Egypt 17. דתין dotayı̂n Dothain, “two wells?” (Gesenius) 25. נכאת neko't “tragacanth” or goat‘s-thorn gum, yielded by the “astragalus gummifer”, a native of Mount Lebanon. צרי tsērı̂y “opobalsamum,” the resin of the balsam tree, growing in Gilead, and having healing qualities. לט loṭ ͂ lēdon “ledum, ladanum,” in the Septuagint ́ staktē The former is a gum produced from the cistus rose. The latter is a gum resembling…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-30Verses 23-30 They threw Joseph into a pit, to perish there with hunger and cold; so cruel were their tender mercies. They slighted him when he was in distress, and were not grieved for the affliction of Joseph, see Am 6:6; for when he was pining in the pit, they sat down to eat bread. They felt no remorse of conscience for the sin. But the wrath of man shall praise God, and the remainder of wrath he will restrain, Psa 76:10. Joseph's brethren were…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-24Reuben might have been trying to regain his father's favor (35:22) by acting as the firstborn leader (compare 42:22). Reuben succeeded in saving Joseph's life, but he did not win his father's favor (37:29–30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-365. Joseph dreamed a dream--Dreams in ancient times were much attended to, and hence the dream of Joseph, though but a mere boy, engaged the serious consideration of his family. But this dream was evidently symbolical. The meaning was easily discerned, and, from its being repeated under different emblems, the fulfilment was considered certain (compare Ge 41:32), whence it was that "his brethren envied him, but his father observed the saying" [Ge 37:11].Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 37:24

• Jealousy
• Joseph
• Reuben

In the dictionaries

• Cistern
• Coat
• Conceal
• Deceitfully
• Devour
• Doubt
• Evil
• Flesh
• Obeisance
• Pit

Commentaries on Genesis 37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings