31. His brothers took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a male goat, and dipped the robe in the blood.
32. They took the long robe, brought it to their father, and said, "We found this. See if it’s your son’s robe or not."
33. He recognized it and said, "It’s my son’s robe! A wild animal has devoured him. Joseph must have been torn to pieces!"
34. Then Jacob tore his clothes, put a simple mourning cloth around his waist, and mourned for his son for many days.
35. All of his sons and daughters got up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted, telling them, "I’ll go to my grave mourning for my son." And Joseph’s father wept for him.
36. Meanwhile the Midianites had sold Joseph to the Egyptians, to Potiphar, Pharaoh’s chief officer, commander of the royal guard.