And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he tore his clothes.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Ruben, who, in the mean time, had been absent while his brethren hearkened to the proposal of Juda only, and therefore consented to this evil. (Haydock)