12.11 - They said: O our father! Why do you not entrust us with Yusuf while indeed, we are to him advisors? 12.12 - Send him with us tomorrow that he may eat well and play; and indeed, we are to him keepers. 12.13 - He (Yaqoub) said: Indeed, it grieves me that you should go with him; and I fear that a wolf may eat him while you are of him unaware. 12.14 - They said: If a wolf should eat him when we are a clan, indeed, we should then be losers. 12.15 - And when they had gone with him and agreed to put him down at the bottom of the well. And We revealed to him (Yusuf): You will surely inform them about this affair of theirs while they do not perceive. 12.16 - And they came to their father at nightfall, weeping. 12.17 - They said: O our father! Indeed, we went racing and left Yusuf next to our possessions, and a wolf ate him. And you would not be a believer to us even if we were truthful. 12.18 - And they brought upon his shirt false blood. He (Yaqoub) said: Rather, your souls have enticed you to something, so patience is good. And Allah is the One sought for help against what you describe. 12.19 - And there came a company of travellers, so they sent their water drawer, and he lowered his bucket. He said: O good news! This is a boy. And they concealed him as merchandise. And Allah is Knowing of what they do. 12.20 - And they bought him for a reduced price, counted dirhams; and they were with him among those content with little.
