28. And when the Madianite merchants passed by, they drew him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ismaelites, for twenty pieces of silver: and they led him into Egypt.
29. And Ruben, returning to the pit, found not the boy:
30. And rending his garments he went to his brethren, and said: The boy doth not appear and whither shall I go?
31. And they took his coat, and dipped it in the blood of a kid, which they had killed:
32. Sending some to carry it to their father, and to say: This we have found: see whether it be thy son's coat, or not.
33. And the father acknowledging it, said: It is my son's coat, an evil wild beast hath eaten him, a beast hath devoured Joseph.
34. And tearing his garments, he put an sackcloth, mourning for his son a long time.