30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
30 He went back to his brothers and said, "The boy isn't there! Where can I turn now?"
30 and returned to his brothers and said, "The boy is gone, and I, where shall I go?"
30 Beside himself, he went to his brothers. "The boy's gone! What am I going to do!"
30 And he returned to his brothers and said, "The lad is no more; and I, where shall I go?"
30 Then he went back to his brothers and lamented, "The boy is gone! What will I do now?"
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 37:30
Commentary on Genesis 37:23-30
(Read Genesis 37:23-30)
They threw Joseph into a pit, to perish there with hunger and cold; so cruel were their tender mercies. They slighted him when he was in distress, and were not grieved for the affliction of Joseph, see Psalm 76:10. Joseph's brethren were wonderfully restrained from murdering him, and their selling him as wonderfully turned to God's praise.