Genesis 37:18-24

18They saw him from a distance. Before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.

19They said to each other, “Look, here comes that master dreamer!

20Let’s kill him, throw him into one of the cisterns, and say that a wild animal has eaten him. Then we’ll see what happens to his dreams.”

21When Reuben heard this, he tried to save Joseph from their plot. “Let’s not kill him,” he said.

22“Let’s not have any bloodshed. Put him into that cistern that’s out in the desert, but don’t hurt him.” Reuben wanted to rescue Joseph from them and bring him back to his father.

23So when Joseph reached his brothers, they stripped him of his special robe with long sleeves.

24Then they took him and put him into an empty cistern. It had no water in it.