Genesis 37:29

37:29 Later Reuben returned to the cistern to find that Joseph was not in it! He tore his clothes,

Genesis 44:13

44:13 They all tore their clothes! Then each man loaded his donkey, and they returned to the city.


tn Heb “and look, Joseph was not in the cistern.” By the use of וְהִנֵּה (vÿhinneh, “and look”), the narrator invites the reader to see the situation through Reuben’s eyes.