Genesis 37:12-20

One day Joseph’s brothers went to Shechem to graze their father’s flocks. Israel said to Joseph, “Go to Shechem where your brothers are grazing the flocks.” Joseph answered, “I will go.” His father said, “Go and see if your brothers and the flocks are all right. Then come back and tell me.” So Joseph’s father sent him from the Valley of Hebron. When Joseph came to Shechem, a man found him wandering in the field and asked him, “What are you looking for?” Joseph answered, “I am looking for my brothers. Can you tell me where they are grazing the flocks?” The man said, “They have already gone. I heard them say they were going to Dothan.” So Joseph went to look for his brothers and found them in Dothan. Joseph’s brothers saw him coming from far away. Before he reached them, they made a plan to kill him. They said to each other, “Here comes that dreamer. Let’s kill him and throw his body into one of the wells. We can tell our father that a wild animal killed him. Then we will see what will become of his dreams.”