Judah: What doth it profit if we slay our brother and conceal his blood? Come, let us sell him to these Ishmaelites and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother and our flesh.
Several: So be it.
Gad: Hail the caravan, and bargain with these men.
Simeon [salutes the head man of the caravan; the brothers listen attentively; Gad brings Joseph out of the pit]: What wilt thou give us in exchange for this lad? We would sell him.
Merchant [looks Joseph over, then consults with his men]: Twenty pieces of silver will we give for him.
Simeon [to the brothers]: These merchants will give us twenty pieces of silver for this dreamer.
All: Sell him! Sell him!
[Joseph is taken over by the merchants and they all move on. The brothers are dividing out the money.]
Gad: The lad is gone with the merchants, but what excuse shall we make unto our father?
Simeon: Say unto him that a wild beast hath devoured him. Here is his coat of many colors—we will kill a goat and dip the coat in the blood! Then our father, Jacob, will grieve for his son!