^{18 Ref} And they see him from afar, even before he draweth near unto them, and they conspire against him to put him to death.

^{19 Ref} And they say one unto another, `Lo, this man of the dreams cometh;

^{20 Ref} and now, come, and we slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and have said, An evil beast hath devoured him; and we see what his dreams are.'

^{21 Ref} And Reuben heareth, and delivereth him out of their hand, and saith, `Let us not smite the life;'

^{22 Ref} and Reuben saith unto them, `Shed no blood; cast him into this pit which `is' in the wilderness, and put not forth a hand upon him,' -- in order to deliver him out of their hand, to bring him back unto his father.

^{23 Ref} And it cometh to pass, when Joseph hath come unto his brethren, that they strip Joseph of his coat, the long coat which `is' upon him,

^{24 Ref} and take him and cast him into the pit, and the pit `is' empty, there is no water in it.

^{25 Ref} And they sit down to eat bread, and they lift up their eyes, and look, and lo, a company of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, and their camels bearing spices, and balm, and myrrh, going to take `them' down to Egypt.

^{26 Ref} And Judah saith unto his brethren, `What gain when we slay our brother, and have concealed his blood?

^{27 Ref} Come, and we sell him to the Ishmaelites, and our hands are not on him, for he `is' our brother -- our flesh;' and his brethren hearken.