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