Genesis 37:21-23

International Standard Version

²¹ When Reuben heard about it, he tried to save Joseph^[a] from their plot. “Let’s not do any killing,”^{[b] 22} Reuben told them. “And no blood shedding, either. Instead, let’s toss him into this cistern that’s way out here in the wilderness. But don’t lay a hand on him.” (Reuben^[c] intended to free Joseph^[d] and return him to his father.)

Joseph is Sold into Slavery

²³ As it was, when Joseph arrived where his brothers were, they stripped off the tunic that Jacob had given him—that is, the richly-embroidered^[e] tunic that he was wearing.