²⁸ and the one went out from me, and I said, ^(A)“Surely he is torn to pieces”; and I have not seen him since.

³³ And he recognized it and said, “It is my son’s tunic. A ^(A)wild beast has devoured him. Without doubt Joseph is torn to pieces.”

³⁸ But he said, “My son shall not go down with you, for ^(A)his brother is dead, and he is left alone. ^(B)If any calamity should befall him along the way in which you go, then you would ^(C)bring down my gray hair with sorrow to the grave.”

³⁶ And Jacob their father said to them, “You have ^(A)bereaved me: Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take ^(B)Benjamin. All these things are against me.”

¹³ And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, I will send you to them.”

So he said to him, “Here I am.”

¹⁴ Then he said to him, “Please go and see if it is well with your brothers and well with the flocks, and bring back word to me.” So he sent him out of the Valley of ^(A)Hebron, and he went to Shechem.