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Berean Standard Bible

“and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it.”

Genesis 37:24

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Joseph's brothers have seized him at Dothan, stripped him of his special robe and are deciding his fate. Nearby is a dry cistern, a storage pit for water.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it.

World English Bible (WEB)

and they took him, and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty. There was no water in it.

King James Version (KJV)

And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.

American Standard Version (ASV)

and they took him, and cast him into the pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And they took him and put him in the hole: now the hole had no water in it.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y tomáronlo, y echáronle en la cisterna; mas la cisterna estaba vacía, no había en ella agua.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

y lo arrojaron a una cisterna vacía.

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