Now Reuben returned to the pit, and behold, Joseph was not in the pit; so he tore his garments. He returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is not there; as for me, where am I to go?” Genesis 37:29-30 NASB Is not there – We looked into the grammatical implications of this verse once before. Perhaps you’ll recall it (CLICK…
He returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is not there; as for me, where am I to go?” Genesis 37:30 NASB Not there – In this verse, the words “not there” are not there. The translators have added an explanation to the text, implying that Reuben declares Joseph is no longer in the pit. …
He returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is not there; as for me, where am I to go?” Genesis 37:30 NASB Is not there – The translation reads the way we expectit to read, but that isn’t what the verse actually says. In Hebrew it reads, einenu, that is “he is not.” Of course,…
