²⁶ Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?^(A)

²⁰ Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits; then we shall say that a wild animal has devoured him, and we shall see what will become of his dreams.”

¹⁰ And the Lord said, “What have you done? Listen, your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground!^(A)

²¹ So what fruit did you then gain from the things of which you now are ashamed? The end of those things is death.^(A)

²⁶ For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life?

⁸ But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have stores of wheat, barley, oil, and honey hidden in the fields.” So he refrained and did not kill them along with their companions.

¹⁶ David said to him, “Your blood be on your head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the Lord’s anointed.’ ”^(A)