| 12 | And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. |
| 13 | And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I. |
| 14 | And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. |
| 15 | And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? |
| 16 | And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks. |
| 17 | And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. |
| 18 | And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. |
| 19 | And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. |
| 20 | Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams. |
| 21 | And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him. |
| 22 | And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again. |
| 23 | And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colors that was on him; |
| 24 | And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. |
| 25 | And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. |
| 26 | And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? |
| 27 | Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content. |
| 28 | Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt. |
| 29 | And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes. |
| 30 | And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go? |
| 31 | And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; |
| 32 | And they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no. |
| 33 | And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces. |
| 34 | And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. |
| 35 | And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him. |
| 36 | And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard. |