When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,Genesis 37:29
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיָּ֤שָׁב רְאוּבֵן֙ אֶל־הַבּ֔וֹר וְהִנֵּ֥ה אֵין־יוֹסֵ֖ף בַּבּ֑וֹר וַיִּקְרַ֖ע אֶת־בְּגָדָֽיו׃
- וַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shov“and he returned”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
- רְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.Ven“Reuben”Noun, proper name of a man · from רְאוּבֵן · “Reuben” · Strong's H7205
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- הַבּ֔וֹרha.Bor“the pit”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בּוֹר · “pit” · Strong's H0953A
- וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Neh“and there!”Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
- אֵין־'ein-“not”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
- יוֹסֵ֖ףyo.Sef“Joseph”Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹסֵף · “Joseph” · Strong's H3130G
- בַּבּ֑וֹרba.Bor“[was] in the pit”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בּוֹר · “pit” · Strong's H0953A
- וַיִּקְרַ֖עvai.yik.Ra'“and he tore”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרַע · “to tear” · Strong's H7167
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- בְּגָדָֽיו׃be.ga.Dav“clothes his”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֶּ֫גֶד · “garment” · Strong's H0899B
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)