11 And his brethren were vexed with him, and his father took notice of the word.

12 And his brethren went to feed their father's cattle in Shechem.

13 And Israel said to Joseph, 'Do not your brethren feed in Shechem?' Go, I'll send you to them. And he answered him, Here I am.

14 [Israel] said to him, 'Go and see if your brothers are well, and if the cattle are whole, and bring me an answer.' And he sent him out of the valley of Hebron; and he came to Shechem.

15 And a certain man found him wandering in the field, and the man asked him, saying, 'What are you looking for?'

16 He said, 'I am looking for my brethren; Tell me, where do they graze?

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

18 And they saw him from afar off, and before he came near them, they plotted against him, that they might kill him.

19 And they said to one another, 'Behold, a dreamer is coming;

20 Let us go now and kill him, and cast him into a pit, and say that a beast of prey has eaten him. and we will see what will come out of his dreams.

21 And Reuben heard this, and delivered him out of their hands, saying, 'We will not kill him.'

22 And Reuben said to them, 'Do not shed blood; cast him into the pit that is in the wilderness, and do not lay your hands on him. This is the speech of Elon [with the intention] of delivering him out of their hands and bringing him back to his father.

23 And when Joseph came to his brethren, they stripped Joseph of his garments, the garments of many colors which he was wearing,

24 And they took him, and cast him into the pit; but that ditch was empty; There was no water in it.