Verse 25

Genesis 37:25

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25 Instead, why don't we sell him to these Ishmaelites? We don't have to kill him. After all he's our brother, our own flesh and blood.” His brothers agreed.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֵּשְׁבוּ֮ לֶֽ/אֱכָל לֶחֶם֒ וַ/יִּשְׂא֤וּ עֵֽינֵי/הֶם֙ וַ/יִּרְא֔וּ וְ/הִנֵּה֙ אֹרְחַ֣ת יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔ים בָּאָ֖ה מִ/גִּלְעָ֑ד וּ/גְמַלֵּי/הֶ֣ם נֹֽשְׂאִ֗ים נְכֹאת֙ וּ/צְרִ֣י וָ/לֹ֔ט הוֹלְכִ֖ים לְ/הוֹרִ֥יד מִצְרָֽיְמָ/ה

English Translation

And they sat down to eat bread, and they lifted their eyes and saw, and behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, and their camels were carrying gum, balm, and myrrh, going to take them down to Egypt.

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Chapter 37 Context

1 This is the story of Jacob and his family. Joseph was seventeen, and helped look after the flock wit... Focus ↗

2 Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him when he was... Focus ↗

3 When his brothers noticed that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and had... Focus ↗

4 Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him even more. Focus ↗

5 “Listen to this dream I had,” he told them. Focus ↗

6 “We were tying up bundles of grain out in the fields when all of a sudden my bundle stood up, and yo... Focus ↗

7 “Do you really think you're going to be our king?” they asked. “Do you honestly believe you're going... Focus ↗

8 Then he had another dream and told his brothers about it. “Listen, I had another dream,” he explaine... Focus ↗

9 He also told his father as well as his brothers, and his father told him off, saying, “What's this d... Focus ↗

10 Joseph's brothers became jealous of him, but his father puzzled over the meaning of the dream. Focus ↗

11 Israel told Joseph, “Your brothers are looking after the sheep near Shechem. Get ready because I wan... Focus ↗

12 So he told him, “Off you go and see how your brothers and the flocks are doing, and come back and le... Focus ↗

13 and arrived in Shechem. A man there found him wandering about in the field, so he asked him, “What a... Focus ↗

14 “I'm looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they're looking after t... Focus ↗

15 “They've already left,” the man replied. “I heard them say, ‘Let's go to Dothan.’” So Joseph followe... Focus ↗

16 But they saw him coming way off in the distance, and before he got to them, they made plans to kill... Focus ↗

17 “Look, here comes the Lord of Dreams!” they said to each other. Focus ↗

18 “Come on, let's kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We'll say that some wild animal has eat... Focus ↗

19 When Reuben heard all this, he tried to save Joseph from them. Focus ↗

20 “Let's not attack and kill him,” he suggested. “Don't murder him, just throw him into this pit here... Focus ↗

21 So when Joseph arrived, his brothers ripped off his robe—the colorful long-sleeved robe he was weari... Focus ↗

22 grabbed him and threw him into a pit. (The pit was empty—it didn't have any water in it.) Focus ↗

23 They were just sitting down to have a meal when they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead... Focus ↗

24 “What's the point of killing our brother?” Judah asked his brothers. “Then we'd have to cover up his... Focus ↗

25 Instead, why don't we sell him to these Ishmaelites? We don't have to kill him. After all he's our b...

26 So when the Ishmaelites (who were traders from Midian) came by, they pulled Joseph out of the pit an... Focus ↗

27 When Reuben came back later and looked into the pit, Joseph was gone. He tore his clothes in grief. Focus ↗

28 He returned to his brothers. “The boy's gone!” he moaned. “What am I going to do now?” Focus ↗

29 Then they sent the colorful robe to their father with the message, “We found this. Please examine it... Focus ↗

30 His father recognized it right away and said, “This is my son's robe! Some wild animal must have eat... Focus ↗

31 Jacob tore his clothes in grief and dressed in sackcloth. He mourned the death of his son for a long... Focus ↗

32 All his sons and daughters tried to console him, but he rejected their attempts. “No,” he said, “I w... Focus ↗

33 In the meantime the Ishmaelites had arrived in Egypt and had sold Joseph to Potiphar. Potiphar was o... Focus ↗

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Book: Genesis
Chapter: Chapter 37 (33 verses)
Version: Free Bible Version

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