Genesis 37:29
29 Then Reuben returned to the pit, and indeed Joseph was not in the pit; and he tore his clothes.
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29 Then Reuben returned to the pit, and indeed Joseph was not in the pit; and he tore his clothes.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 37:29
Commentary on Genesis 37:23-30
(Read Genesis 37:23-30)
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 Psalm 76:10. Joseph's brethren were wonderfully restrained from murdering him, and their selling him as wonderfully turned to God's praise.