Genesis 37:12-20 ▼

12 And his brothers went to shepherd the flock of their father in Shechem.

13 And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers shepherding in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them.” And he said to him, “Behold, it is I.”

14 And he said to him, “Go, please, and see the welfare of your brothers, and the welfare of the flock, and bring back to me word.” And he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and he went to Shechem.

15 And a man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field; and the man asked him, saying, “What are you seeking?”

16 And he said, “I am seeking my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are shepherding.”

17 And the man said, “They have journeyed from this place. For I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” And Joseph went after his brothers and he found them in Dothan.

18 And they saw him from a distance, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.

19 And they said each man to his brother, “Behold, this master of dreams is coming!

20 And now come and let us kill him and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say an evil beast has devoured him. And we will see what will become of his dreams.”