Genesis 37:27
Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers hearkened to him.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
26And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?
Cross References
Genesis 29:14And Laban said to him, Surely thou are my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
Genesis 42:21And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul when he besought us, and we would not hear. Therefore this distress has come upon us.
Exodus 21:21Notwithstanding, if he continues a day or two, he shall not be punished, for he is his money.
2 Samuel 11:14And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
Nehemiah 5:8And I said to them, According to our ability we have redeemed our brothers the Jews, who were sold to the nations, and would ye even sell your brothers, and should they be sold to us? Then they were silent, and found not a word.
Matthew 26:15he said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they weighed out to him thirty silver pieces.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 37:24-31
23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him; 24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. 25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. 26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if… Read the whole commentary →