Genesis 37:28–36

²⁸Then ^eMidianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and ^fsold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels³ of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.

²⁹When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he ^gtore his clothes ³⁰and returned to his brothers and said, “The boy ^his gone, and I, where shall I go?” ³¹Then they took ⁱJoseph’s robe and slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood. ³²And they sent the robe of many colors and brought it to their father and said, “This we have found; please identify whether it is your son’s robe or not.” ³³And he identified it and said, “It is my son’s robe. ^jA fierce animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn to pieces.” ³⁴Then Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days. ³⁵All his sons and all his daughters ^krose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, “No, ^lI shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” Thus his father wept for him. ³⁶Meanwhile ^mthe Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, ⁿthe captain of the guard.