And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.
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Genesis 37:12
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Some time later, Joseph’s brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks near Shechem.
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Genesis 37:13
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Israel said to him, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flocks at Shechem? Get ready; I am sending you to them.” “I am ready,” Joseph replied.
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Genesis 37:14
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Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,
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Genesis 37:15
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a man found him wandering in the field and asked, “What are you looking for?”
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Genesis 37:16
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“I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”
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Genesis 37:17
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“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
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Genesis 37:18
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Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.
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Genesis 37:19
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“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.
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Genesis 37:20
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“Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”
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Genesis 37:21
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When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said.
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Genesis 37:22
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“Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this so that he could rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father.
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Genesis 37:23
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So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing—
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Genesis 37:24
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and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it.
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Genesis 37:25
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And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.
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Genesis 37:26
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Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?
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Genesis 37:27
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Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed.
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Genesis 37:28
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So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
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Genesis 37:29
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When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,
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Genesis 37:30
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returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”
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