Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?
New American Standard Bible
Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it for us to kill our brother and
King James Version
And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
Holman Bible
Then Judah said to his brothers, “What do we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?
International Standard Version
Then Judah suggested to his brothers, "Where's the profit in just killing our brother and shedding his blood?
American Standard Version
And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?
Amplified
Judah said to his brothers, “What do we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood (murder)?
Bible in Basic English
And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is there in putting our brother to death and covering up his blood?
Darby Translation
And Judah said to his brethren, What profit is it that we kill our brother and secrete his blood?
Julia Smith Translation
And Judah will say to his brethren, What the profit that we shall kill our brother, and conceal his blood?
King James 2000
And Judah said unto his brothers, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Judah said to his brothers, "What profit [is there] if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?
Modern King James verseion
And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is it if we should kill our brother and hide his blood?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then said Judah to his brethren, "What availeth it that we slay our brother, and keep his blood secret?
NET Bible
Then Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is there if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?
New Heart English Bible
Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?
The Emphasized Bible
So Judah said unto his brethren, - What profit that we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
Webster
And Judah said to his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood.
World English Bible
Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?
Youngs Literal Translation
And Judah saith unto his brethren, 'What gain when we slay our brother, and have concealed his blood?
Themes
Bible stories for children » The boy captive who became prime minister
Bible stories for children » The beautiful coat
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
Reuben » Adroitly seeks to save joseph from the conspiracy of his brothers
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 37:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Sold Into Slavery
25 And they sat down to eat bread. And they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. 26 And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? 27 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.
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Cross References
Genesis 37:20
Come now therefore, and let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits. And we will say, An evil beast has devoured him. And we shall see what will become of his dreams.
Genesis 4:10
And he said, What have thou done? The voice of thy brother's blood cries to me from the ground.
Genesis 25:32
And Esau said, Behold, I am about to die, and what profit shall the birthright do to me?
Deuteronomy 17:8
If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates, then thou shall arise, and get thee up to the plac
2 Samuel 1:16
And David said to him, Thy blood be upon thy head, for thy mouth has testified against thee, saying, I have slain LORD's anointed.
Job 16:18
O earth, do not cover thou my blood, and let my cry have no [resting] place.
Psalm 30:9
What profit is there in my blood when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? Shall it declare thy truth?
Jeremiah 41:8
But ten men were found among those who said to Ishmael, Kill us not, for we have stores hidden in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he held back, and did not kill them among their brothers.
Ezekiel 24:7
For her blood is in the midst of her. She set it upon the bare rock. She did not pour it upon the ground to cover it with dust.
Matthew 16:26
For what does it profit a men, if he should gain the whole world, and lose his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
Romans 6:21
What fruit therefore did ye have then, of which things ye are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.