Genesis 37:21-30

21But 1ReubenH7205 heardH8085 this and rescuedH5337 him out of their handsH3027 and saidH559, “Let us not 2takeH5221 his lifeH5315.” 22ReubenH7205 further saidH559 to them, “ShedH8210 noH408 bloodH1818. ThrowH7993 him into thisH2088 pitH953 that is in the wildernessH4057, but do not layH7971 handsH3027 on him”--that he might rescueH5337 him out of their handsH3027, to restoreH7725 him to his fatherH1. 23So it cameH1961 about, whenH3512 JosephH3130 3reachedH935 his brothersH251, that they strippedH6584 JosephH3130 of his 4tunicH3801, the varicoloredH6446 tunicH3801 that was on him; 24and they tookH3947 him and threwH7993 him into the pitH953. Now the pitH953 was emptyH7386, withoutH369 any waterH4325 in it.

25Then they satH3427 downH3427 to eatH398 5a mealH3899. And as they raisedH5375 their eyesH5869 and lookedH7200, beholdH2009, a caravanH736 of 6IshmaelitesH3459 was comingH935 from GileadH1568, with their camelsH1581 bearingH5375 78aromaticH5219 gumH5219 and 910balmH6875 and 11myrrhH3910, 12on their wayH1980 to bringH3381 them downH3381 to EgyptH4714. 26JudahH3063 saidH559 to his brothersH251, “WhatH4100 profitH1215 is it for us to killH2026 our brotherH251 and 13coverH3680 up his bloodH1818? 2714ComeH1980 and let us sellH4376 him to the IshmaelitesH3459 and not layH1961 our handsH3027 on him, for he is our brotherH251, our own fleshH1320.” And his brothersH251 listenedH8085 to him. 28Then someH376 15MidianiteH4084 tradersH5503 passedH5674 by, so they pulledH4900 him up and liftedH5927 JosephH3130 out of the pitH953, and 16soldH4376 17him to the IshmaelitesH3459 for twentyH6242 shekels of silverH3701. Thus 18they broughtH935 JosephH3130 into EgyptH4714.

29Now ReubenH7205 returnedH7725 to the pitH953, and beholdH2009, JosephH3130 was not in the pitH953; so he 19toreH7167 his garmentsH899. 30He returnedH7725 to his brothersH251 and saidH559, “20The boyH3206 is not there; as for me, whereH575 am I to goH935?”