Genesis 37:24-26

New International Reader's Version

²⁴ And they threw him into the well. The well was empty. There wasn’t any water in it.

²⁵ Then they sat down to eat their meal. As they did, they saw some Ishmaelite traders coming from Gilead. Their camels were loaded with spices, lotion and myrrh. They were on their way to take them down to Egypt.

²⁶ Judah said to his brothers, “What will we gain if we kill our brother and try to cover up what we’ve done?