Genesis 37:28-36 ▼

28 And men passed by, Midianite traders; and they pulled up and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and they sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. And they brought Joseph to Egypt.

29 And Reuben returned to the pit, and behold, Joseph was not in the pit. And he tore his clothes,

30 and he returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is not! And I, where am I going?”

31 And they took the tunic of Joseph and they slaughtered a kid of the goats and they dipped the tunic in the blood.

32 And they sent the long sleeved tunic, and they brought it to their father and said, “We have found this. Please recognize, is it the tunic of your son or not.”

33 And he recognized it and said, “My son's tunic! An evil beast has devoured him! Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”

34 And Jacob tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his waist, and he mourned for his son many days.

35 And all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, and he refused to be comforted. And he said, “For I shall go down to my son mourning, to Sheol.” And his father wept for him.

36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt, to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guards.