Genesis 37:29-31

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

²⁹ Then Reuben [who had not been there when the brothers plotted to sell the lad] returned to the pit; and behold, Joseph was not in the pit, and he rent his clothes.

³⁰ He rejoined his brothers and said, The boy is not there! And I, where shall I go [to hide from my father]?

³¹ Then they took Joseph’s [distinctive] long garment, killed a young goat, and dipped the garment in the blood;