Bible Commentary

Genesis 37:24 Meaning and Commentary

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“And they took him and threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.”– ...

Genesis 37:23 Meaning and Commentary

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“And so it was, when Joseph came to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of ...

Genesis 37:22 Meaning and Commentary

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“Do not shed blood; throw him into this cistern here in the desert, but don’t lay a hand on him.” ...

Genesis 37:21 Meaning and Commentary

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“When Reuben heard it, he tried to rescue him from their hands, saying, ‘Let us not take his life.'”– Genesis ...

Genesis 37:20 Meaning and Commentary

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“Come now, let us kill him and cast him into some pit; and we shall say, Some wild beast has ...

Genesis 37:19 Meaning and Commentary

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“Here comes that dreamer!”– Genesis 37:19 Genesis 37:19 Meaning This verse comes from the story of Joseph, one of the ...

Genesis 37:18 Meaning and Commentary

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“But they saw him from afar, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.”– ...

Genesis 37:17 Meaning and Commentary

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“And the man said, ‘They have departed from here, for I heard them say, “Let us go to Dothan.”‘ So ...

Genesis 37:16 Meaning and Commentary

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“And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.” – Genesis 37:16 ...

Genesis 37:15 Meaning and Commentary

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“And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, ...