Genesis 37:28

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Summary

Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

Midianites

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General references

Genesis 49:23

Exodus 21:32

Judges 8:6

Bible References

Midianites

And they sit down to eat bread, and they lift up their eyes, and look, and lo, a company of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, and their camels bearing spices, and balm, and myrrh, going to take them down to Egypt.

and she beareth to him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

And to a priest of Midian are seven daughters, and they come and draw, and fill the troughs, to water the flock of their father,

and the name of the woman who is smitten, the Midianitess, is Cozbi daughter of Zur, head of a people -- of the house of a father in Midian is he.

Execute the vengeance of the sons of Israel against the Midianites -- afterwards thou art gathered unto thy people.'

And the sons of Israel do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and Jehovah giveth them into the hand of Midian seven years,

Do to them as to Midian, As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the stream Kishon.

A company of camels covereth thee, Dromedaries of Midian and Ephah, All of them from Sheba do come, Gold and frankincense they bear, And of the praises of Jehovah they proclaim the tidings.

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And Joseph saith unto his brethren, 'Come nigh unto me, I pray you,' and they come nigh; and he saith, 'I am Joseph, your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt;

He hath sent before them a man, For a servant hath Joseph been sold.

And I say unto them: 'If good in your eyes, give my hire, and if not, forbear;' and they weigh out my hire -- thirty silverlings.

'What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him up to you?' and they weighed out to him thirty silverlings,

Then was fulfilled that spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, 'And I took the thirty silverlings, the price of him who hath been priced, whom they of the sons of Israel did price,

and the patriarchs, having been moved with jealousy, sold Joseph to Egypt, and God was with him,

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And embitter him -- yea, they have striven, Yea, hate him do archers;

'If the ox gore a man-servant or a handmaid, thirty silver shekels he doth give to their lord, and the ox is stoned.

And the heads of Succoth say, 'Is the hand of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we give to thy host bread?'