24And they took him and put him in the hole: now the hole had no water in it.
25Then seating themselves, they took their meal: and looking up, they saw a travelling band of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead on their way to Egypt, with spices and perfumes on their camels.
26And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is there in putting our brother to death and covering up his blood?
27Let us give him to these Ishmaelites for a price, and let us not put violent hands on him, for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers gave ear to him.
28And some traders from Midian went by; so pulling Joseph up out of the hole, they gave him to the Ishmaelites for twenty bits of silver, and they took him to Egypt.
29Now when Reuben came back to the hole, Joseph was not there; and giving signs of grief,
30He went back to his brothers, and said, The child is gone; what am I to do?
