Genesis 37:17-22

New American Standard Bible

¹⁷ Then the man said, “They have moved from here; for I heard them say, ‘Let’s go to ^(A)Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.

The Plot against Joseph

^18 [a]When they saw him from a distance, and before he came closer to them, they ^(B)plotted against him to put him to death. ¹⁹ They said to one another, “^[b]Here comes this dreamer! ²⁰ Now then, come and let’s kill him, and throw him into one of the pits; and ^(C)we will say, ‘A vicious animal devoured him.’ Then we will see what will become of his dreams!” ²¹ But ^(D)Reuben heard this and rescued him out of their hands ^[c]by saying, “Let’s not ^[d]take his life.” ²² Then Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him”—so that later he might rescue him out of their hands, to return him to his father.