Genesis 37:27-29

Living Bible

^26-27 “Look there,” Judah said to the others. “Here come some Ishmaelites. Let’s sell Joseph to them! Why kill him and have a guilty conscience? Let’s not be responsible for his death, for, after all, he is our brother!” And his brothers agreed. ²⁸ So when the traders^[a] came by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the well and sold him to them for twenty pieces of silver, and they took him along to Egypt. ²⁹ Some time later, Reuben (who was away when the traders came by)^[b] returned to get Joseph out of the well. When Joseph wasn’t there, he ripped at his clothes in anguish and frustration.