KJV ORIGINAL
And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And they grabbed him and threw him into a pit. The pit was empty—there was no water in it.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes Joseph's brothers throwing him into an empty pit as part of their plan to get rid of him.
📚 Historical Context
This event takes place when Joseph's jealous brothers decide to harm him after he arrives wearing his special colorful coat that their father Jacob had given him. Instead of killing Joseph outright as some wanted, they threw him into an empty cistern (a pit used for collecting rainwater) in the wilderness. This was likely a dry well or storage pit common in that region, which would trap Joseph but not immediately kill him.
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