"And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child {is} not; and I, whither shall I go?" — Genesis 37:30

Genesis 37:30 · KJV

“And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child {is} not; and I, whither shall I go?”

— Genesis 37:30

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

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

Genesis 37 — Context

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.

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

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

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

And they sent the coat of {many} colours, and they brought {it} to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it {be} thy son's coat or no.

Cross References

Genesis 42:13

And they said, Thy servants {are} twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest {is} this day with our father, and one {is} not.

Genesis 42:32

We {be} twelve brethren, sons of our father; one {is} not, and the youngest {is} this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

Jeremiah 31:15

Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, {and} bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they {were} not.

Genesis 42:35-36

And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money {was} in his sack: and when {both} they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

Genesis 37:20

Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.