¹⁸ They saw him in the distance, and before he had reached them, they plotted to kill him.^{(A) 19} They said to one another, “Oh, look, here comes that dream expert!^{[a] 20} So now, come on, let’s kill him and throw him into one of the pits.^[b] We can say that a vicious animal ate him. Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams!”