28. Then when the Midianite merchants passed by, they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.
29. When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he tore his clothes.
30. He returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is not there, and I, where can I go?”
31. They took Joseph’s coat and killed a young goat and dipped the coat in the blood.
32. Then they took the coat of many colors and brought it to their father and said, “This we have found. Do you know whether it is your son’s robe or not?”
33. He knew it and said, “It is my son’s coat. A wild beast has devoured him. Joseph has without a doubt been torn into pieces.”
34. Jacob tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his waist and mourned for his son many days.
35. All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, “For I will go down into the grave mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.
36. Meanwhile the Midianites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.