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18 Now when they saw him at a great distance before he came near them, they wickedly thought of killing him
19 and said one to another, Behold the dreamer is coming.
20 Now therefore come let us kill him and throw him into one of these pits, and we will say a savage beast hath devoured him. And let us see what will become of his dreams.
21 But when Reuben heard he rescued him out of their hands and said, Let us not touch his life.
22 Reuben indeed said to them, Shed not blood. Throw him into one of these pits in the wilderness, but lay not a hand on him, in order that he might rescue him out of their hands and deliver him to his father.
23 So when Joseph came to his brothers they stripped him of the variegated robe which he had on
24 and took him and threw him into the pit. But the pit was empty. It had no water.
25 Then they sat down to eat bread. And raising their eyes they looked; and lo! Ismaelite travellers were coming out of Galaad and their camels were loaded with spiceries, with balm and stacte, which they were carrying to Egypt.
26 Thereupon Judas said to his brothers, What advantage will it be though we slay our brother and conceal his blood?
27 Come let us sell him to these Ismaelites and let not our hands be upon him, for he is our brother and our flesh. So his brothers hearkened to him.
28 And when the Madienite merchants came, they drew him up. They lifted Joseph up out of the pit and sold him to the Ismaelites for twenty pieces of gold; and they carried Joseph down to Egypt.