27 Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and (A)let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers listened to him. 28 Then (B)Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and (C)sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels[a] of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.

29 When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he (D)tore his clothes

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 37:28 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams

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