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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)? 27 Come, let us [instead] sell him to these Ishmaelites [and [c]Midianites] and not lay our hands on him, because he is our brother and our flesh.” So his brothers listened to him and agreed.(A)

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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.
  3. Genesis 37:27 Descendants of Abraham and Keturah, his concubine.

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