NET Bible
"Later Reuben returned to the cistern to find that Joseph was not in it! He tore his clothes,"
— Genesis 37:29, NET Bible
“And Reuben returned unto 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. ”
“Reuben returned to the pit; and saw that Joseph wasn't in the pit; and he tore his clothes.”
“And Ruben returning to the pit, found not the boy:”
“Now when Reuben came back to the hole, Joseph was not there; and giving signs of grief,”
“And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.”
Then Judah said to his brothers,“What profit is there if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?
Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites, but let’s not lay a hand on him, for after all, he is our brother, our own flesh.” His brothers agreed.
So when the Midianite merchants passed by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. The Ishmaelites then took Joseph to Egypt.
Later Reuben returned to the cistern to find that Joseph was not in it! He tore his clothes,
returned to his brothers, and said,“The boy isn’t there! And I, where can I go?”
So they took Joseph’s tunic, killed a young goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood.
Then they brought the special tunic to their father and said,“We found this. Determine now whether it is your son’s tunic or not.”