Genesis 37:29 - Easy To Read Version

²⁹ During all this time, Reuben was not there with the brothers. He did not know they had sold Joseph. When Reuben came back to the well, he saw that Joseph was not there. Reuben tore his clothes {to show his sadness}.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁹ And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁹ Then Reuben [who had not been there when the brothers plotted to sell the lad] returned to the pit; and behold, Joseph was not in the pit, and he rent his clothes.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁹ And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

Common English Bible

²⁹ When Reuben returned to the cistern and found that Joseph wasn’t in it, he tore his clothes.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁹ And Reuben, returning to the cistern, did not find the boy.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁹ And Ruben, returning to the pit, found not the boy:

Genesis 37:29 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 34:13

Jacob’s sons decided to lie to Shechem and his father. The brothers were still mad because Shechem had done such a bad thing to their sister Dinah.

Genesis 37:34

Jacob was so sorry about his son that he tore his clothes. Then Jacob put on special clothes to show that he was sad. Jacob continued to be sad about his son for a long time.

Genesis 44:13

The brothers were very sad. They tore their clothes to show their sadness. They put their sacks back on the donkeys and went back to the city.

2 Samuel 1:11

Then David tore his clothes to show he was very sad. All the men with David did the same thing.

2 Samuel 13:19

Tamar tore her robe of many colors and put ashes on her head. Then she put her hand on her head and began crying. [75]

2 Kings 11:14

Athaliah saw the king by the column where the king usually stood. She also saw the leaders and men playing the trumpets for the king. She saw that all the people were very happy. She heard the trumpets, and she tore her clothes {to show she was upset}. Then Athaliah shouted, “Treason! Treason!”

2 Kings 19:1

King Hezekiah heard those things, and he tore his clothes and put on the rough cloth {that showed he was sad and upset}. Then he went into the Lord’s temple. [233]

2 Kings 5:7

When the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his clothes {to show he was sad and upset}. The king of Israel said, “Am I God? No! I don’t have the power over life and death. So why did the king of Aram send a man sick with leprosy [42] for me to heal? Think about it, and you will see {that it is a trick}. The king of Aram is trying to start a fight!”

Job 1:20

When Job heard this, he tore his clothes and shaved his head \{to show he was sad and upset\}. Then Job fell on the ground and worshiped God.

Jeremiah 36:24

And, when King Jehoiakim and his servants heard the message from the scroll, they were not afraid. They didn’t tear their clothes to show sorrow for doing wrong.

Joel 2:13

Tear your hearts, not your clothes.” {\cf2\super [13]} \par Come back to the Lord your God.\par He is kind and merciful.\par He does not become angry quickly.\par He has great love.\par Maybe he will change his mind\par about the bad \{punishment he planned\}.\par

Numbers 14:6

Joshua and Caleb became very upset. (Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh were two of the men who explored the land.)

Acts 14:14

But when the apostles, {\cf2\super [288]} Barnabas and Paul, understood what the people were doing, they tore their own clothes. {\cf2\super [289]} Then they ran in among the people and shouted to them:

Judges 11:35

When Jephthah saw that his daughter was the first thing to come out of his house, he tore his clothes to show his sadness. Then he said, “Oh, my daughter! You have ruined me! You have made me very, very sad! I made a promise to the Lord, and I cannot change it!”