Genesis 37:24-34 (Good News Translation)  View In My Bible 24
Then they took him and threw him into the well, which was dry.
25 While they were eating, they suddenly saw a group of
Ishmaelites traveling from Gilead to Egypt. Their camels were
loaded with spices and resins. 26 Judah said to his brothers,
"What will we gain by killing our brother and covering up the
murder? 27 Let's sell him to these Ishmaelites. Then we won't
have to hurt him; after all, he is our brother, our own flesh
and blood." His brothers agreed, 28 and when some Midianite
traders came by, the brothers a pulled Joseph out of the well
and sold him for twenty pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who
took him to Egypt. 1 29 When Reuben came back to the well and
found that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes in sorrow.
30 He returned to his brothers and said, "The boy is not there!
What am I going to do?" 31 Then they killed a goat and dipped
Joseph's robe in its blood. 32 They took the robe to their
father and said, "We found this. Do