29. Then Reuben [who had not been there when the brothers plotted to sell the lad] returned to the pit; and behold, Joseph was not in the pit, and he rent his clothes.
30. He rejoined his brothers and said, The boy is not there! And I, where shall I go [to hide from my father]?
31. Then they took Joseph's [distinctive] long garment, killed a young goat, and dipped the garment in the blood;
32. And they sent the garment to their father, saying, We have found this! Examine and decide whether it is your son's tunic or not.