¶ And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
The 1611 reading
¶ And Reuben returned vnto the pit, and behold, Ioseph was not in the pit: and he rent his clothes.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of return, meaning to go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 8:3
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
¶ And Reuben returned vnto the pit, and behold, Ioseph was not in the pit: and he rent his clothes.
And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
And hee returned vnto his brethren and said, The childe is not, and I, whither shall I goe?
And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place.
And he returned to Iudah, and said, I cannot finde her: and also the men of the place said, That there was no harlot in this place.
And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
And hee turned himselfe about from them and wept, and returned to them againe, and communed with them, and tooke from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
For except we had lingred, surely now wee had returned this second time.
1611 marginal noteOr, twice by this.
And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.
And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Iosephs house, and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sackes at the first time are we brought in, that hee may seeke occasion against vs, and fall vpon vs, and take vs for bondmen, and our asses.
1611 marginal noteHeb. roll himselfe vpon vs.
Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.
Then they rent their clothes, and laded euery man his asse, and returned to the citie.
¶ And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
¶ And Ioseph returned into Egypt, he and his brethren, and all that went vp with him, to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
¶ And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
¶ And Moses went and returned to Iethro his father in law, and said vnto him, Let me goe, I pray thee, and returne vnto my brethren, which are in Egypt, and see whether they bee yet aliue. And Iethro said to Moses, Goe in peace.
And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
And Moses tooke his wife, and his sonnes, and set them vpon an asse, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses tooke the rod of God in his hand.
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