Genesis 37:24
“And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And they sat down to eat bread,.... Not at all concerned at what they had done, nor in the least grieved for the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 37:1-36
- Joseph Was Sold into Egypt 17. דתין dotayı̂n Dothain, “two wells?” (Gesenius) 25. נכאת neko't “tragacanth” or…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 37:23-30
We have here the execution of their plot against Joseph. 1. They stripped him, each striving to seize the envied coat of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the pit was empty Cf. the incident in the life of Jeremiah (Jer 38:6). Presumably this was the reason why Reuben…
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