MSTC(i)
18 And when they saw him afar off before he came at them, they took counsel against him, for to slay him,
19 and said one to another, "Behold, this dreamer cometh;
20 come now and let us slay him and cast him into some pit, and let us say that some wicked beast hath devoured him, and let us see what his dreams will come to."
21 When Reuben heard that, he went about to rid him out of their hands, and said, "Let us not kill him."
22 And Reuben said moreover unto them, "Shed not his blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hands upon him." For he would have rid him out of their hands and delivered him to his father again.
23 And as soon as Joseph was come unto his brethren, they stripped him out of his gay coat that was upon him,
24 and they took him and cast him into a pit. But the pit was empty and had no water therein.