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24 then they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty; there was no water in it.

25 Then they sat down to eat their meal. When they looked up, they saw a caravan of [a]Ishmaelites coming from Gilead [east of the Jordan], with their camels bearing ladanum resin [for perfume] and balm and [b]myrrh, going on their way to carry the cargo down to Egypt. 26 Judah said to his brothers, “What do we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood (murder)?

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 37:25 Descendants of Abraham and Hagar (Sarah’s maid, 16:15).
  2. Genesis 37:25 A valuable tree resin.

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