Genesis 37:29
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And Ruben returning to the pit, found not the boy:

he rent.

Genesis 37:34 And tearing his garments, he put on sackcloth, mourning for his son a long time.

Genesis 34:13 The sons of Jacob answered Sichem and his father deceitfully, being enraged at the deflowering of their sister:

Numbers 14:6 But Josue the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephone, who themselves also had viewed the land, rent their garments,

Judges 11:35 And when he saw her, he rent his garments, and said: Alas! my daughter, thou hast deceived me, and thou thyself art deceived: for I have opened my mouth to the Lord, and I can do no other thing.

2 Kings 19:1 And when king Ezechias heard these words, he rent his garments, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.

Job 1:20 Then Job rose up, and rent his garments, and having shaven his head, fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

Joel 2:13 And rend your hearts, and not your garments and turn to the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, patient and rich in mercy, and ready to repent of the evil.

Acts 14:14 Which, when the apostles Barnabas and Paul had heard, rending their clothes, they leaped out among the people, crying,

Context
Joseph Sold by His Brothers
28And when the Madianite merchants passed by, they drew him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ismaelites, for twenty pieces of silver: and they led him into Egypt. 29And Ruben returning to the pit, found not the boy:30And rending his garments he went to his brethren, and said: The boy doth not appear, and whither shall I go?…
Cross References
Genesis 37:34
And tearing his garments, he put on sackcloth, mourning for his son a long time.

Genesis 44:13
Then they rent their garments, and loading their asses again, returned into the town.

2 Samuel 1:11
Then David took hold of his garments and rent them, and likewise all the men that were with him.

2 Samuel 13:19
And she put ashes on her head, and rent her long robe and laid her hands upon her head, and went on crying.

2 Kings 5:7
And when the king of Israel had read the letter, he rent his garments, and said: Am I God, to be able to kill and give life, that this man hath sent to me to heal a man of his leprosy? mark, and see how he seeketh occasions against me.

2 Kings 11:14
She saw the king standing upon a tribunal, as the manner was, and the singers, and the trumpets near him, and all the people of the land rejoicing, and sounding the trumpets: and she rent her garments, and cried: A conspiracy, a conspiracy.

Job 1:20
Then Job rose up, and rent his garments, and having shaven his head, fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

Jeremiah 36:24
And the king and all his servants that heard all these words were not afraid, nor did they rend their garments.

Lexicon
When Reuben
רְאוּבֵן֙ (rə·’ū·ḇên)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7205: Reuben -- 'behold a son!' oldest son of Jacob, also his desc

returned
וַיָּ֤שָׁב (way·yā·šāḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

the pit
הַבּ֔וֹר (hab·bō·wr)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 953: A pit, cistern, well

and saw
וְהִנֵּ֥ה (wə·hin·nêh)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold!

that Joseph
יוֹסֵ֖ף (yō·w·sêp̄)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites

was not there,
אֵין־ (’ên-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

he tore
וַיִּקְרַ֖ע (way·yiq·ra‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7167: To rend

his clothes,
בְּגָדָֽיו׃ (bə·ḡā·ḏāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage


Additional Translations
When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,And Reuben returned to the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

And Ruben returned to the pit, and sees not Joseph in the pit; and he rent his garments.

And Reuben returned to the pit, and behold, Joseph [was] not in the pit; and he rent his garments,

And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

And Reuben returned to the pit; and behold, Joseph was not in the pit: and he rent his clothes.

Reuben returned to the pit; and saw that Joseph wasn't in the pit; and he tore his clothes.

And Reuben returneth unto the pit, and lo, Joseph is not in the pit, and he rendeth his garments,
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