18. And, when they had seen him from afar, before he approached them, they decided to kill him.
19. And they said one to another: "Behold, the dreamer approaches.
20. Come, let us kill him and cast him into the old cistern. And let us say: 'an evil wild beast has devoured him.' And then it will become apparent what his dreams will do for him."
21. But Reuben, on hearing this, strove to free him from their hands, and he said:
22. "Do not take away his life, nor shed blood. But throw him into this cistern, which is in the wilderness, and so keep your hands harmless." But he said this, wanting to rescue him from their hands, so as to return him to his father.
23. And so, as soon as he came to his brothers, they very quickly stripped him of his tunic, which was ankle-length and woven of many colors,