Genesis 37:30 meaning and explanation

returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”

Genesis 37:30, Berean Standard Bible

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Reuben had persuaded his brothers not to kill Joseph outright, intending to come back and rescue him from the pit (verses 21 to 22). Returning to find it empty, he tears his clothes, a customary sign of grief and distress, and cries out to his brothers.

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