Genesis 37:17-24

17And the man said, They have removed from this; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them at Dothan.

18And when they saw him from afar, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to put him to death.

19And they said one to another, Behold, there comes that dreamer!

20And 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.

21And Reuben heard [it], and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.

22And 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.

23And 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;

24and they took him and cast him into the pit; now the pit was empty — there was no water in it.