Gen 37:24 | NET2full | STEP | Then they took him and threw him into the cistern . (Now the cistern was empty ; there was no water in it.)

‏ Genesis 37:24

24 Then they took him and threw him into the cistern. (Now the cistern was empty; ^{▼▼tn The disjunctive clause gives supplemental information that helps the reader or hearer to picture what happened.} there was no water in it.)