Genesis 37:11
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11 So his brothers were furious at him but his father kept the matter in mind.
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Genesis 37:28
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28 Midianite traders passed by, and they pulled Joseph up out of the cistern. They sold Joseph for twenty pieces of silver[a] to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.(A)
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- 37:28 They sold Joseph…silver: editors tried to solve the confusion, created by different sources, by supposing that it was the Midianite traders who pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him to Ishmaelites. In all probability, one source had the brothers selling Joseph to Ishmaelites, whereas the other had them cast him into the pit whence he was taken by Midianite traders.
Genesis 39:2
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2 (A)The Lord was with Joseph and he enjoyed great success and was assigned to the household of his Egyptian master.
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Genesis 39:3
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3 When his master saw that the Lord was with him and brought him success in whatever he did,
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Genesis 39:21
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21 But the Lord was with Joseph, and showed him kindness by making the chief jailer well-disposed toward him.(A)
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Genesis 39:23
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23 The chief jailer did not have to look after anything that was in Joseph’s charge, since the Lord was with him and was bringing success to whatever he was doing.
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