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Psalm 105:17
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Psalm 105:17
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Psalm 105:17
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Psalm 105:17
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17 and he sent a man before them—
Joseph, sold as a slave.(A)
Acts 7:9
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Acts 7:9
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The Patriarchs in Egypt
9 (A)“And the patriarchs, becoming envious, (B)sold Joseph into Egypt. (C)But God was with him
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Acts 7:9
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Acts 7:9
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9 “Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph,(A) they sold him as a slave into Egypt.(B) But God was with him(C)
Genesis 37:36
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Genesis 37:36
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36 Now (A)the [a]Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
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- Genesis 37:36 MT Medanites
Genesis 37:36
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Genesis 37:36
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36 Meanwhile, the Midianites[a](A) sold Joseph(B) in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.(C)
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- Genesis 37:36 Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac (see also verse 28); Masoretic Text Medanites
Genesis 50:20
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Genesis 50:20
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20 (A)But as for you, you meant evil against me; but (B)God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.
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Genesis 50:20
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Genesis 50:20
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20 You intended to harm me,(A) but God intended(B) it for good(C) to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.(D)
Genesis 45:4-5
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Genesis 45:4-5
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4 And Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near to me.” So they came near. Then he said: “I am Joseph your brother, (A)whom you sold into Egypt. 5 But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; (B)for God sent me before you to preserve life.
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Genesis 45:4-5
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Genesis 45:4-5
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4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.”(A) When they had done so, he said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt!(B) 5 And now, do not be distressed(C) and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here,(D) because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.(E)
Genesis 39:1
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Genesis 39:1
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Joseph a Slave in Egypt
39 Now Joseph had been taken (A)down to Egypt. And (B)Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, (C)bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him down there.
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Genesis 39:1
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Genesis 39:1
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Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife
39 Now Joseph(A) had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard,(B) bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.(C)
Genesis 37:27-28
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Genesis 37:27-28
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27 Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and (A)let not our hand be upon him, for he is (B)our brother and (C)our flesh.” And his brothers listened. 28 Then (D)Midianite traders passed by; so the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, (E)and sold him to the Ishmaelites for (F)twenty shekels of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.
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Genesis 37:27-28
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Genesis 37:27-28
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27 Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him; after all, he is our brother,(A) our own flesh and blood.(B)” His brothers agreed.
28 So when the Midianite(C) merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern(D) and sold(E) him for twenty shekels[a] of silver(F) to the Ishmaelites,(G) who took him to Egypt.(H)
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- Genesis 37:28 That is, about 8 ounces or about 230 grams
Genesis 45:7-8
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Genesis 45:7-8
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7 And God (A)sent me before you to preserve a [a]posterity for you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 8 So now it was not you who sent me here, but (B)God; and He has made me (C)a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a (D)ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
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- Genesis 45:7 remnant
Genesis 45:7-8
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Genesis 45:7-8
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7 But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant(A) on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.[a](B)
8 “So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God.(C) He made me father(D) to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt.(E)
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- Genesis 45:7 Or save you as a great band of survivors
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