But
the pit was empty and had no water therein. And they sat them down
to eat bread. And as they lift up their eyes and looked about,
there came a company of Ismaelites from Gilead, and their camels
laden with spicery, balm, and myrrh, and were going down into
Egypt. Then said Iuda to his brethren, what availeth it that we
slay our brother, and keep his blood secret? come on, let us sell
him to the Ismaelites, and let not our hands be defiled upon him:
for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were
content. Then as the Madianites merchant men passed by, they drew
Ioseph out of the pit and sold him unto the Ismaelites for twenty
pieces of silver. And they brought him into Egypt. And when Ruben
came again unto the pit and found not Ioseph there, he rent his
clothes and went again unto his brethren saying: the lad is not
yonder, and whither shall I go? And they took Ioseph's coat and
killed a goat, and dipped the coat in the blood. And they sent
that gay coat and caused it to be brought unto their father and
said: This have we found: see, whether it be thy son's coat or no.
And he knew it saying: it is my son's coat: a wicked beast hath
devoured him, and Ioseph is rent in pieces. And Iacob rent his
clothes, and put sack cloth about his loins, and sorrowed for his
son a long season.
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