Genesis 37:26

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 37:26

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Berean Standard Bible

Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?

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KJV

King James Version

And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit [is it] if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

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World English Bible

Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?

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ASV

American Standard Version

And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?

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Genesis 37

²⁴ and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it.

²⁵ And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.

²⁶ Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?

²⁷ Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed.

²⁸ So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.

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