Gen 37:20 | CPDV | STEP | Come, let us kill him and cast him into the old cistern. And let us say: ‘an evil wild beast has devoured him.’ And then it will become apparent what his dreams will do for him.”

Genesis 37:20

20 Come, let us kill him and cast him into the old cistern. And let us say: ‘an evil wild beast has devoured him.’ And then it will become apparent what his dreams will do for him.” ^{▼▼37:20The phrase ‘cisternam veterem’ not only indicates that the well is old, but also that it is dry. In other words, it is old in the sense of outmoded or no longer useful.(Conte)}