Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, without any water in it.
King James Version
And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
Holman Bible
Then they took him and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.
International Standard Version
They grabbed him and tossed him into the cistern, but the cistern was empty. (There was no water in it.)
A Conservative Version
and they took him, and cast him into the pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it.
American Standard Version
and they took him, and cast him into the pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
Amplified
then they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty; there was no water in it.
Bible in Basic English
And they took him and put him in the hole: now the hole had no water in it.
Darby Translation
and they took him and cast him into the pit; now the pit was empty there was no water in it.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will take him and will throw him into the pit; and the pit empty; water not in it
King James 2000
And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they took him and threw him into the pit (the pit [was] empty; there was no water in it).
Modern King James verseion
And they took him and threw him into a pit. And the pit was empty, with no water in it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and they took him and cast him into a pit. But the pit was empty and had no water therein.
NET Bible
Then they took him and threw him into the cistern. (Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it.)
New Heart English Bible
and they took him, and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty. There was no water in it.
The Emphasized Bible
and took him, and cast him into the pit, but the pit, was empty, there was in it no water.
Webster
And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty; there was no water in it.
World English Bible
and they took him, and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty. There was no water in it.
Youngs Literal Translation
and take him and cast him into the pit, and the pit is empty, there is no water in it.
Themes
Bible stories for children » The boy captive who became prime minister
Bible stories for children » The beautiful coat
Jealousy » Instances of » Joseph's brothers, of joseph
Joseph » Son of jacob » His father's partiality for, excites the jealousy of his brethren
Reuben » Adroitly seeks to save joseph from the conspiracy of his brothers
Interlinear
Laqach
Shalak
Mayim
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 37:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Sold Into Slavery
23 When Joseph came to his brothers, they pulled off his fancy coat. 24 and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, without any water in it. 25 As they sat down to eat, they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying the materials for cosmetics, medicine, and embalming. They were on their way to take them to Egypt.
Names
Cross References
Jeremiah 38:6
So they took me and let me down by ropes into Prince Malchiah's well, which was in the palace courtyard. There was no water in the well, only mud, and I sank down in it.
Psalm 35:7
They hid their net in a pit for no reason. They dug the pit to trap me for no reason.
Psalm 40:2
He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the mud and clay. He set my feet upon a rock and made me stand erect.
Psalm 88:6
You have put me in the bottom of the pit, in deep dark places.
Psalm 88:8
You have taken my friends far away from me. You made me disgusting to them. I am shut in, and I cannot get out.
Psalm 130:1-2
Out of the depths of despair I have cried to you, O Jehovah.
Lamentations 3:52-55
My enemies hunt for me just as if I was a bird.
Lamentations 4:20
The breath of our nostrils, Jehovah's anointed have been captured in their pits. We said, Under the shadow we live among the nations.
Zechariah 9:11
I set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. This is because of the blood of your covenant!