KJV ORIGINAL
And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
He went back to his brothers and said, 'The boy is gone! What am I going to do now?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Reuben is devastated and panicked when he discovers Joseph is no longer in the pit, not knowing his brothers had already sold him into slavery.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Genesis, Joseph was the favored son of Jacob, which fueled jealousy among his brothers and led them to plot against him. They threw Joseph into a pit and sold him into slavery, then lied to their father about his fate. When Reuben, one of the brothers who had intended to rescue Joseph, returned to the pit, he discovered Joseph was gone and voiced his anguish over the consequences.
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