Genesis 37:12-30
Joseph Sold into Egypt

12 And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.

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13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed [the flock] in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here [am I].

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14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

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15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, [he was] wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

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16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed [their flocks].

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17 And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

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18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

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19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.

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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.

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21 And Reuben heard [it], and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.

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22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, [but] cast him into this pit that [is] in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

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23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, [his] coat of [many] colours that [was] on him;

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24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit [was] empty, [there was] no water in it.

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25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry [it] down to Egypt.

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26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit [is it] if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

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27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he [is] our brother [and] our flesh. And his brethren were content.

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28 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty [pieces] of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

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29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph [was] not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

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30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child [is] not; and I, whither shall I go?

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