Genesis 37:26-36

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²⁶ Judah said to his brothers, ‘What do we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? ²⁷ Come on, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him, for he is our brother, our own flesh,’ and his brothers agreed. ²⁸ When Midianite^(A) traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took Joseph to Egypt.^(B)

²⁹ When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes.^{(C) 30} He went back to his brothers and said, ‘The boy is gone! What am I going to do? ’^{[a] 31} So they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a male goat, and dipped the robe in its blood. ³² They sent the long-sleeved robe to their father and said, ‘We found this. Examine it. Is it your son’s robe or not? ’

³³ His father recognised it. ‘It is my son’s robe,’ he said. ‘A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has been torn to pieces! ’^{(D) 34} Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth round his waist, and mourned for his son for many days. ³⁵ All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. ‘No,’ he said. ‘I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.’ And his father wept for him.

³⁶ Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and the captain of the guards.