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But when Reuben heard it ,
he delivered him out of their hands ,
saying , "
Let us not take his life ."
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And Reuben said to them , "
Shed no blood ;
cast him into this pit here in the wilderness ,
but lay no hand upon him "--
that he might rescue him out of their hand ,
to restore him to his father .
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So when Joseph came to his brothers ,
they stripped him of his robe ,
the long robe with sleeves that he wore ;
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and they took him and cast him into a pit .
The pit was empty ,
there was no water in it .
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Then they sat down to eat ;
and looking up they saw a caravan of Ish '
maelites coming from Gilead ,
with their camels bearing gum ,
balm ,
and myrrh ,
on their way to carry it down to Egypt .
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Then Judah said to his brothers , "
What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood ?
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Come ,
let us sell him to the Ish '
maelites ,
and let not our hand be upon him ,
for he is our brother ,
our own flesh ."
And his brothers heeded him .
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Then Mid '
ianite traders passed by ;
and they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit ,
and sold him to the Ish '
maelites for twenty shekels of silver ;
and they took Joseph to Egypt .
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When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit ,
he rent his clothes
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and returned to his brothers ,
and said , "
The lad is gone ;
and I ,
where shall I go ?"