20 So now, come on, let’s kill him and throw him into one of the pits.[a] We can say that a vicious animal ate him. Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams!”

21 When Reuben heard this, he tried to save him from them.[b] He said, “Let’s not take his life.”(A) 22 Reuben also said to them, “Don’t shed blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him”—intending to rescue him from them and return him to his father.

23 When Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped off Joseph’s robe, the long-sleeved robe that he had on. 24 Then they took him and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty, without water.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 37:20 Or cisterns
  2. 37:21 Lit their hands

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