18But they saw him when he was a long way off, and before he came near them they made a secret design against him to put him to death;
19Saying to one another, See, here comes this dreamer.
20Let us now put him to death and put his body into one of these holes, and we will say, An evil beast has put him to death: then we will see what becomes of his dreams.
21But Reuben, hearing these words, got him out of their hands, saying, Let us not take his life.
22Do not put him to a violent death, but let him be placed in one of the holes; this he said to keep him safe from their hands, with the purpose of taking him back to his father again.
23So when Joseph came to his brothers, they took off his long coat which he had on;
24And they took him and put him in the hole: now the hole had no water in it.
