19. And they said one to another, Behold, there comes that dreamer!
20. And now come and let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, An evil beast has devoured him; and we will see what becomes of his dreams.
21. And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.
22. And Reuben said to them, Shed no blood: cast him into this pit which is in the wilderness; but lay no hand upon him--in order that he might deliver him out of their hand, to bring him to his father again.
23. And it came to pass when Joseph came to his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his vest, the vest of many colours, which he had on;
24. and they took him and cast him into the pit; now the pit was empty--there was no water in it.
25. And they sat down to eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead; and their camels bore tragacanth, and balsam, and ladanum--going to carry it down to Egypt.
26. And Judah said to his brethren, What profit is it that we kill our brother and secrete his blood?