14. His father said, “Go and find out how your brothers and the sheep are doing. Then come back and let me know.” So he sent him from Hebron Valley.Joseph was near Shechem
15. and wandering through the fields, when a man asked, “What are you looking for?”
16. Joseph answered, “I'm looking for my brothers who are watching the sheep. Can you tell me where they are?”
17. “They're not here any more,” the man replied. “I overheard them say they were going to Dothan.”Joseph left and found his brothers in Dothan.
18. But before he got there, they saw him coming and made plans to kill him.
19. They said to one another, “Look, here comes the hero of those dreams!
20. Let's kill him and throw him into a pit and say that some wild animal ate him. Then we'll see what happens to those dreams.”
21. Reuben heard this and tried to protect Joseph from them. “Let's not kill him,” he said.
22. “Don't murder him or even harm him. Just throw him into a dry well out here in the desert.” Reuben planned to rescue Joseph later and take him back to his father.