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^(F1)When they saw him from a distance, and before he came closer to them, they ^(C1)plotted against him to put him to death.

They said to one another, "^(F1)Here comes this dreamer!

"Now then, come and let's kill him, and throw him into one of the pits; and ^(C1)we will say, 'A vicious animal devoured him.' Then we will see what will become of his dreams!"

But ^(C1)Reuben heard this and rescued him out of their hands ^(F1)by saying, "Let's not ^(F2)take his life."

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.

So it came about, when Joseph ^(F1)reached his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the ^(F2)multicolored tunic that was on him;

and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, without any water in it.