▁therefore , ▁and ▁let ▁us ▁sl ay ▁him " ▁( Gen esis ▁ 3 8 : 1 9 - 2 0 ). ▁The ▁R abb is ▁also ▁held ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁S ime on ▁who ▁cast ▁Joseph ▁into ▁the ▁pit , ▁and ▁that ▁afterwards ▁he ▁ordered ▁that ▁stones ▁be ▁thrown ▁into ▁it . ▁ ▁Rab bin ic ▁literature ▁gives ▁two ▁reasons ▁why ▁Joseph ▁chose ▁S ime on , ▁and ▁not ▁another ▁brother , ▁as ▁a ▁host age ▁( Gen esis ▁ 4 2 : 2 4 ). ▁First , ▁Joseph ▁desired ▁to ▁pun ish ▁S ime on ▁for ▁having ▁thrown ▁him ▁into ▁the ▁pit . ▁Second ly , ▁Joseph ▁wished ▁to ▁separate ▁S ime on ▁from ▁Le vi , ▁l est ▁they ▁together ▁might ▁destroy ▁Egypt ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁destroyed ▁She chem . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Se fer ▁ha Y ash ar , ▁S ime on ▁naturally ▁was ▁unw illing ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁prison ; ▁and ▁when , ▁at ▁Joseph ' s ▁call , ▁sevent y ▁mighty ▁Egypt ians ▁approached ▁to ▁take ▁him ▁by ▁force , ▁he ▁utter ed ▁a ▁cry ▁so ▁terrible ▁that ▁they ▁became ▁fright ened ▁and ▁ran ▁away . ▁It ▁was ▁Man asse h , ▁Joseph ' s ▁son , ▁who ▁sub du ed ▁S ime on ▁and ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁prison . ▁ ▁Death ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁S eder ▁O lam ▁Z ut ta , ▁S ime on ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 2 0 , ▁sevent y - five ▁years ▁after ▁Jacob ▁and ▁his ▁children ▁went