25. Then they sat down to eat some food. And they lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead. And their camels were carrying aromatic gum and balm and spices on the way to Egypt.
26. Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?
27. Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, but our hand shall not be against him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers agreed.
28. Then Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and brought him up from the pit, and they sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph to Egypt.
29. Then Reuben returned to the pit and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit. And he tore his clothes.
30. And he returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is gone! Now I, what can I do?”
31. Then they took the robe of Joseph and slaughtered a goat, and dipped the robe in the blood.
32. Then they sent the robe with long sleeves and they brought it to their father and said, “We found this; please examine it. Is it the robe of your son or not?”
33. And he recognized it and said, “The robe of my son! A wild animal has devoured him! Joseph is surely torn to pieces!”
34. And Jacob tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days.
35. And all his sons and daughters tried to console him, but he refused to be consoled. And he said, “No, I shall go down to my son, to Sheol, mourning.” And his father wept for him.
36. And the Midianites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, a court official of Pharaoh, a commander of the imperial guard.