King James Version (KJV)

Genesis 37:29

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

Verse in context — Genesis 37

27

Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he [is] our brother [and] our flesh. And his brethren were content.

28

Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty [pieces] of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

29

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

30

And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child [is] not; and I, whither shall I go?

31

And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;

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