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A Cry of Personal Crisis
Commentators explain that Reuben's cry, "Whither shall I go?" reveals deep personal anguish. As the eldest son, he felt a unique responsibility for Joseph. Scholar John Gill notes that Reuben, having already displeased his father in the past, was now in utter perplexity, fearing Jacob's reaction and not knowing what to do or where to turn.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 37:1–36
18th Century
Theologian
17. דתין dotayı̂n Dothain, “two wells?” (Gesenius)
25. נכאת neko't “tragacanth” or goat’s-tho…
John Calvin
On Genesis 37:30
16th Century
Theologian
And he returned. We may from this gather that Reuben, under the pretext of some other business, secretly left his brothers. His intention …
John Gill
On Genesis 37:30
17th Century
Pastor
And he returned unto his brethren
From the pit, and whom he suspected had took him and killed him, as was their firs…
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Matthew Henry
On Genesis 37:23–30
17th Century
Minister
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, …