Genesis 37:29-35

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29 Then Reuben returned to the pit, and behold, Joseph was not in the pit; so he ^atore his garments. 30 Then he returned to his brothers and said, “^aThe boy is not there; as for me, where am I to go?” 31 So ^athey took Joseph’s tunic and slaughtered a male goat and dipped the tunic in the blood; 32 and they sent the varicolored tunic and brought it to their father and said, “We found this; please recognize it—whether it is your son’s tunic or not.” 33 And he recognized it and said, “It is my son’s tunic. ^aA wild beast has devoured him; ^bJoseph has surely been torn to pieces!” 34 So Jacob ^atore his clothes and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days. 35 Then all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, “Surely I will ^ago down to Sheol in mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.