^16 (A)“Whoever steals a man and sells him, and anyone found ^(B)in possession of him, shall be put to death.

^7 (A)“If a man is found stealing one of his brothers of the people of Israel, and if he ^(B)treats him as a slave or sells him, then that thief shall die. ^(C)So you shall purge the evil from your midst.

²⁶ Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it ^(A)if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? ²⁷ Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and ^(B)let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers listened to him. ²⁸ Then ^(C)Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and ^(D)sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels^[a] of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.

¹⁴ Only remember me, when it is well with you, and please do me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house. ¹⁵ For ^(A)I was indeed stolen out of the land of the Hebrews, and ^(B)here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the pit.”