Genesis 37:28
New King James Version
28 Then (A)Midianite traders passed by; so the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, (B)and sold him to the Ishmaelites for (C)twenty shekels of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.
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Genesis 37:28
New Living Translation
28 So when the Ishmaelites, who were Midianite traders, came by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to them for twenty pieces[a] of silver. And the traders took him to Egypt.
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- 37:28 Hebrew 20 [shekels], about 8 ounces or 228 grams in weight.
Genesis 37:28
Amplified Bible
28 Then as the [a]Midianite [and Ishmaelite] traders were passing by, the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and they sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. And so they took Joseph [as a captive] into Egypt.
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- Genesis 37:28 The relationship between the Midianites and the Ishmaelites as they are mentioned here is unclear. It is possible, as some have suggested, that “Ishmaelites” came to be used as a general term for desert tribes, and that the same merchants are called by both names in this verse. This would also explain the reference to the “Midianites” in v 36. Another explanation, which was offered by the rabbis, is that Joseph was sold first to the Ishmaelites, who then sold him to the Midianites. Another possibility is that they were Ishmaelites from the area of Midian.
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