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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.
25 And they sat them down to eat bread. And as they lift up their eyes and looked about, there came a company of Ishmaelites from Gilead, and their camels laden with spicery, balm, and myrrh, and were going down into Egypt.
26 Then said Judah to his brethren, "What availeth it that we slay our brother, and keep his blood secret?
27 Come on, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hands be defiled upon him: for he is our brother and our flesh." And his brethren were content.
28 Then as the Midianites merchant men passed by, they drew Joseph out of the pit and sold him unto the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought him into Egypt.