28 Then some (A)Midianite traders passed by, so they pulled him out and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and (B)sold [a]him to the Ishmaelites for [b]twenty shekels of silver. So (C)they brought Joseph into Egypt.

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  1. Genesis 37:28 Lit Joseph
  2. Genesis 37:28 About 10 oz. or 280 gm

28 So when the Midianite(A) merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern(B) and sold(C) him for twenty shekels[a] of silver(D) to the Ishmaelites,(E) who took him to Egypt.(F)

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  1. Genesis 37:28 That is, about 8 ounces or about 230 grams

36 Meanwhile, the [a]Midianites (A)sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, Pharaoh’s officer, the captain of the bodyguard.

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  1. Genesis 37:36 Lit Medanites

36 Meanwhile, the Midianites[a](A) sold Joseph(B) in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.(C)

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  1. Genesis 37:36 Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac (see also verse 28); Masoretic Text Medanites

“The patriarchs (A)became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. Yet God was with him,

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“Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph,(A) they sold him as a slave into Egypt.(B) But God was with him(C)

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