Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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.
Holman Bible
Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him, for he is our brother, our own flesh,” and they agreed.
International Standard Version
Come on! Let's sell him to the Ishmaelites! That way, we won't have laid our hands on him. After all, he's our brother, our own flesh."
A Conservative 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 brothers hearkened to him.
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.
Amplified
Come, let us [instead] sell him to these Ishmaelites [and
Bible in Basic English
Let us give him to these Ishmaelites for a price, and let us not put violent hands on him, for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers gave ear to him.
Darby Translation
Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites; but let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brethren hearkened to him.
Julia Smith Translation
Come, and we will sell him to the Ishmaelites, and our hand shall not be upon him; for he our brother, our flesh: and his brethren will hear.
King James 2000
Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brothers were content.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, but our hand shall not be against him, for he [is] our brother, our own flesh." And his brothers agreed.
Modern King James verseion
Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him. For he is our brother, and our flesh. And his brothers listened.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Come on, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hands be defiled upon him: for he is our brother and our flesh." And his brethren were content.
NET Bible
Come, let's sell him to the Ishmaelites, but let's not lay a hand on him, for after all, he is our brother, our own flesh." His brothers agreed.
New Heart 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.
The Emphasized Bible
Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites; but let not, out own hand, be upon him, for our own brother, our own flesh, is he And his brethren hearkened.
Webster
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 were content.
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.
Youngs 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.
Themes
Bible stories for children » The boy captive who became prime minister
Bible stories for children » The beautiful coat
Commerce » Carried on by means of caravans
intercession » Instances of » Judah for joseph
Ishmaelites » Merchants of, buy joseph
Jealousy » Instances of » Joseph's brothers, of joseph
Joseph » Son of jacob » His father's partiality for, excites the jealousy of his brethren
Joseph » Son of jacob » Sold as a slave into egypt
Reuben » Adroitly seeks to save joseph from the conspiracy of his brothers
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 37:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Sold Into Slavery
26
Judah asked his brothers: What will we gain by killing our brother and covering up his death?
27
Cross References
Genesis 42:21
They said to one another: Truly we are guilty concerning our brother, because we saw his distress when he pleaded with us, yet we would not listen. Therefore this distress has come upon us.
1 Samuel 18:17
Finally, Saul said to David: Here is my oldest daughter Merab. I will give her to you as your wife if you prove yourself to be a warrior for me and fight Jehovah's battles. Saul thought: I must not lay a hand on him. Let the Philistines do that.
Genesis 29:14
Laban said: You are indeed my own flesh and blood. Jacob stayed there a whole month.
Genesis 37:22
Do not murder him or even harm him. Just throw him into a dry well out here in the desert. Reuben planned to rescue Joseph later and take him back to his father.
Exodus 21:16
Whoever kidnaps another person must be put to death regardless of whether he has sold the kidnapped person or still has him.
Exodus 21:21
If the slave lives a few days after the beating, you are not to be punished. After all, you have already lost the services of that slave who was your property.
2 Samuel 11:14-17
The next morning, David wrote a letter and told Uriah to deliver it to Joab.
2 Samuel 12:9
Why have you disobeyed my commands? Why did you do this evil thing? You had Uriah killed in battle! You let the Ammonites kill him. Then you took his wife!
Nehemiah 5:8
I said to them: We have given whatever we were able to give, to make our brothers the Jews free. They were servants and prisoners of the nations. Would you now give up your brothers for a price? Are they to become our property? They said nothing. They answered not a word!
Matthew 16:26
What will a man profit, if he gains the whole world, and gives up his life? What will a man give in exchange for his life?
Matthew 26:15
He asked them: What are you willing to give me to deliver him to you? They paid him thirty pieces of silver.
1 Timothy 1:10
It is for fornicators, for abusers of themselves with men, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and everything else that is contrary to the sound teaching.
Revelation 18:13
cinnamon, odors and ointments, frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour, wheat, beasts, and sheep and horses, chariots and slaves and humans