17. The man said, “They have already gone away. I heard them say that they were going to Dothan.” So Joseph followed his brothers and found them in Dothan.
18. Joseph’s brothers saw him coming from far away. They decided to make a plan to kill him.
19. They said to each other, “Here comes Joseph the dreamer.
20. We should kill him now while we can. We could throw his body into one of the empty wells and tell our father that a wild animal killed him. Then we will show him that his dreams are useless.”
21. But Reuben wanted to save Joseph. He said, “Let’s not kill him.
22. We can put him into a well without hurting him.” Reuben planned to save Joseph and send him back to his father.