¹⁸ But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.^(A)

²⁶ Judah^(A) said to his brothers, “What will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?^{(B) 27} Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him; after all, he is our brother,^(C) our own flesh and blood.^(D)” His brothers agreed.

³⁶ Meanwhile, the Midianites^[a](A) sold Joseph^(B) in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.^(C)