37:13-37:32

[37:13] And Israel said unto Joseph, Are not thy brethren feeding the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I. [37:14] And he said to him, Go now, see whether it is well with thy brethren, and well with the flock; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. [37:15] And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? [37:16] And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock. [37:17] And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. [37:18] And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. [37:19] And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. [37:20] Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, An evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams. [37:21] And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life. [37:22] And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him: that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father. [37:23] And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him; [37:24] and they took him, and cast him into the pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. [37:25] And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. [37:26] And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood? [37:27] Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brethren hearkened unto him. [37:28] And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt. [37:29] And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes. [37:30] And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go? [37:31] And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood; [37:32] and they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, This have we found: know now whether it is thy son’s coat or not.