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and they took himוַיִּקָּחֻהוּand threwוַיַּשְׁלִכוּhimאֹתוֹinto the cistern.הַבֹּרָהThe cisternוְהַבּוֹרwas empty;רֵקthere was noאֵיןwaterמָיִםin it.בּוֹ
Genesis 37:24
Study it in the app“and they took him and threw him into the cistern. The cistern was empty; there was no water in it.”
Joseph is thrown into a cistern by his own brothers and soldLoneliness
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 37:24, word by word
- and they took himיִּקָּחֻyikachu
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikachu” appears- and threwיַּשְׁלִכוּyashlichu
throw
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “yashlichu” appears- into the cisternבֹּרָbora
cistern
A hole dug to hold water.
Where else “bora” appears- was emptyרֵקrek
empty
Empty; figuratively, worthless, idle.
Where else “rek” appears- waterמָיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears
The context
23When Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped Joseph of his robe, the long robe that was on him;
24 · This verse (above)
25Then they sat down to eat bread; and they lifted their eyes and looked, and look, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels carrying aromatic gum, balm, and ladanum, on their way to take it down to Egypt.
To study Genesis 37 in a group
1. What it says
What did the brothers do to Joseph, and what did they tell Jacob (vv. 23-33)?
2. What it means
What reasons did the brothers have for hating Joseph (vv. 3-4, 8)?
3. How I live it
How do you handle envy when someone receives more attention than you?