And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.(Genesis 37:16)

And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.(Genesis 37:17)

And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.(Genesis 37:18)

Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.(Genesis 37:20)

And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.(Genesis 37:21)

And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.(Genesis 37:22)