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28 Then (A)Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and (B)sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels[a] of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.

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  1. Genesis 37:28 A shekel was about 2/5 of an ounce or 11 grams

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

So Joseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.” And they came near. And he said, “I am your brother, Joseph, (A)whom you sold into Egypt.

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Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.”(A) When they had done so, he said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt!(B)

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17 he had (A)sent a man ahead of them,
    Joseph, who was (B)sold as a slave.

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17 and he sent a man before them—
    Joseph, sold as a slave.(A)

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