16. And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
17. And the man said, They have departed hence: for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren and found them in Dothan.
18. And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near to them, they conspired against him to slay him.
19. And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer is coming.
20. Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit; and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him; and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
21. And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him from their hands: and said, Let us not kill him.
22. And Reuben said to them, Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might deliver him from their hands, to bring him back to his father.
23. And it came to pass when Joseph had come to his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, his coat of many colors that was on him.
24. And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty; there was no water in it.