Chp. 37 verse 23 - Chp. 38 verse 8: The brothers strip Yosef of his coat of many colors, they throw him in a pit, and then they sit down to eat. They then sell him to the Ishmaelites who sell him in Egypt. They dip his coat in sheeps blood and show it to their father, who mourns for the loss of his favorite son. Chp. 38, begins the story of Yehudah marrying and fathering three sons. The eldest son, Er marries Tamar but he sins and dies.