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Genesis 37:24

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

KJV

miseruntque eum in cisternam veterem, quæ non habebat aquam.

Vulgate

καὶ λαβόντες αὐτὸν ἔρριψαν εἰς τὸν λάκκον· ὁ δὲ λάκκος ἐκεῖνος ὕδωρ οὐκ εἶχεν.

LXX

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

ASV

וַ/יִּ֨קָּחֻ֔/הוּ וַ/יַּשְׁלִ֥כוּ אֹת֖/וֹ הַ/בֹּ֑רָ/ה וְ/הַ/בּ֣וֹר רֵ֔ק אֵ֥ין בּ֖/וֹ מָֽיִם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֥ין
'yn
noun · 787×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בֽוֹר
bvr
noun · 68×
הוּ
hv
verb · 125×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
מַ֖יִם
mym
noun · 580×
רֵקִים֙
rqym
adjective · 14×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 49:23 — The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
  • Jer 38:6 — Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no wat
  • Jer 38:6 — Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no wat
  • Ps 130:1 — Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
  • Zech 9:11 — As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.