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Judah did not want Joseph to be killed and preferred selling him to the Ishmeelites.
Reuben also did not want to kill Joseph. He suggested they throw him into the cistern and secretly planned to save and return him to their father later, but his brothers sold Joseph in his absence.
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∙ 13y agoReuben was the first to balk at murder, but he was still willing that Joseph die, suggesting that they throw him in a pit and leave him.
Ultimately, it was Judah who suggested that they sell Joseph to a group of Ishmaelites rather than kill him outright or leave him to die. The account is found in Genesis 37.
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