18. And they saw him from a distance, and before he came near them, they plotted against him, to kill him.
19. And they said to each other, “See, this master of dreams is coming!
20. “Now, then, come and let us now kill him and throw him into some pit, and shall say, ‘Some wild beast has devoured him.’ Let us then see what comes of his dreams!”
21. But Re’uḇĕn heard and rescued him from their hands, and said, “Let us not take his life.”
22. And Re’uḇĕn said to them, “Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit which is in the wilderness, and do not lay a hand on him” – in order to rescue him out of their hands, and bring him back to his father.
23. So it came to be, when Yosĕph had come to his brothers, that they stripped Yosĕph of his robe, the long robe which was on him.
24. And they took him and threw him into a pit. And the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
25. And they sat down to eat a meal. And they lifted their eyes and looked and saw a company of Yishma‛ĕlites, coming from Gil‛aḏ with their camels, bearing spices, and balm, and myrrh, going to take them down to Mitsrayim.
26. And Yehuḏah said to his brothers, “What would we gain if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?