KJV King James Version
Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he [is] our brother [and] our flesh. And his brethren were content.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 37:27
Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he [is] our brother [and] our flesh. And his brethren were content.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed.
WEB World English Bible
Come, and let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites, and not let our hand be on him; for he is our brother, our flesh.” His brothers listened to him.
ASV American Standard Version
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 brethren hearkened unto him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Come, and we sell him to the Ishmaelites, and our hands are not on him, for he is our brother—our flesh;’ and his brethren hearken.
Surrounding context — Genesis 37
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 we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he [is] our brother [and] our flesh. And his brethren were content.
28 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty [pieces] of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph [was] not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child [is] not; and I, whither shall I go?
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Original-language word links
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לְכ֞וּH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentוְנִמְכְּרֶ֣נּוּH4376 · ma.kharto sellלַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗יםH3459 · yish.ma.e.liIshmaeliteוְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙H3027 · yadhandאַל־H408 · alnotתְּהִי־H1961 · ha.yahto beב֔וֹH9033 · ohimכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforאָחִ֥ינוּH251 · achbrother: male-siblingבְשָׂרֵ֖נוּH1320 · ba.sarfleshה֑וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearאֶחָֽיו׃H251 · achbrother: male-sibling
Cross-references
Genesis 42:21And they said one to another, We [are] verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.Matthew 16:26For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?1 Samuel 18:17And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD’S battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.2 Samuel 11:14-17And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent [it] by the hand of Uriah.Revelation 18:13And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.1 Timothy 1:10For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;Genesis 29:14And Laban said to him, Surely thou [art] my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.Nehemiah 5:8And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing [to answer].Matthew 26:15And said [unto them], What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.Exodus 21:21Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he [is] his money.Exodus 21:16And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.Genesis 37:22And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, [but] cast him into this pit that [is] in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.2 Samuel 12:9Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife [to be] thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
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