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grabbed him, and threw him into a cistern. The cistern was dry; there wasn't any water in it.

Gen.37.24

and they took him and threw him into the cistern. Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it.

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Then they took him and cast him into a pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it.

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and threw him into the pit. This pit was normally used to store water, but it was empty at the time.