29. And Reuben returneth unto the pit, and lo, Joseph is not in the pit, and he rendeth his garments,
30. and he returneth unto his brethren, and saith, `The lad is not, and I--whither am I going?'
31. And they take the coat of Joseph, and slaughter a kid of the goats, and dip the coat in the blood,
32. and send the long coat, and they bring [it] in unto their father, and say, `This have we found; discern, we pray thee, whether it [is] thy son's coat or not?'
33. And he discerneth it, and saith, `My son's coat! an evil beast hath devoured him; torn--torn is Joseph!'
34. And Jacob rendeth his raiment, and putteth sackcloth on his loins, and becometh a mourner for his son many days,
35. and all his sons and all his daughters rise to comfort him, and he refuseth to comfort himself, and saith, `For--I go down mourning unto my son, to Sheol,' and his father weepeth for him.
36. And the Medanites have sold him unto Egypt, to Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, head of the executioners.