²⁹ When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes.^(A)

³⁴ Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth round his waist, and mourned for his son for many days.

⁶ Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell face down to the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening,^(A) as did the elders of Israel; they all put dust on their heads.^(B)

¹² When they looked from a distance, they could barely recognise him. They wept aloud,^(A) and each man tore his robe and threw dust into the air and on his head.^(B)