Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
So Judah said unto his brethren, - What profit that we slay 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?
A Conservative Version
And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal 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?
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 when they had sat down to eat bread, they lifted up their eyes and looked, and lo! a caravan of Ishmaelites, coming in from Gilead, - and, their camels, were bearing tragacanth gum, and balsam and cistus-gum, they were going their way, to take them down to Egypt. 26 So Judah said unto his brethren, - What profit that we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? 27 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.
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Cross References
Genesis 37:20
Now, therefore, come! let us slay him and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say A cruel beast, hath devoured him, - And let us see what will become of his dreams.
Genesis 4:10
And he said, What hast thou done? With a voice, the shed-blood of thy brother is crying out to me from the ground,
Genesis 25:32
And Esau said, Here am I, on the point of dying, - wherefore, then, should I, have, a birthright?
Deuteronomy 17:8
When any matter of judgment, shall be too difficult for thee - between blood and blood between plea and plea or between stroke and stroke, matters of contention within thy gates, then shalt thou arise and go up unto the place which Yahweh thy God shall choose;
2 Samuel 1:16
And David said unto him, Thy blood, be upon thine own head, - for, thine own mouth, hath testified against thee, saying, I myself, put to death the Anointed of Yahweh.
Job 16:18
O earth! do not cover my blood, and let there be no place for mine outcry.
Psalm 30:9
What profit in my blood? in my going down into the pit? Can dust praise thee? Can it declare thy faithfulness?
Jeremiah 41:8
But, ten men, were found among them, who said unto Ishmael - Do not put us to death, for we have secret treasures in the field, wheat and barley and oil and honey, So he forbare and put them not to death in the midst of their brethren.
Ezekiel 24:7
For, her own blood, hath come to be in her midst, Upon the smooth face of the cliff, hath she set it,- She hath not poured it out on the earth, that she might cover it with dust.
Matthew 16:26
For what shall a man be profited, though, the whole world, he gain, and, his life, he forfeit? Or what shall a man give, in exchange for his life?
Romans 6:21
What fruit, therefore, had ye then - in things for which ye now are taking shame to yourselves? For, the end of those things, is death.