'Sold' in the Bible

Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” So he swore to Jacob and sold his birthright to him.

Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? For he has sold us and has certainly spent our money.

When Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for 20 pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took Joseph to Egypt.

Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and the captain of the guard.

Because the famine had spread across the whole country, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.

Joseph was in charge of the country; he sold grain to all its people. His brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.

Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please, come near me,” and they came near. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt.

In this way, Joseph acquired all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh, because every Egyptian sold his field since the famine was so severe for them. The land became Pharaoh’s,

But if this happens after sunrise, there is guilt of bloodshed. A thief must make full restitution. If he is unable, he is to be sold because of his theft.

“The land is not to be permanently sold because it is Mine, and you are only foreigners and temporary residents on My land.

If your brother becomes destitute and sells part of his property, his nearest relative may come and redeem what his brother has sold.

he may calculate the years since its sale, repay the balance to the man he sold it to, and return to his property.

But if he cannot obtain enough to repay him, what he sold will remain in the possession of its purchaser until the Year of Jubilee. It is to be released at the Jubilee, so that he may return to his property.

Whatever property one of the Levites can redeem—a house sold in a city they possess—must be released at the Jubilee, because the houses in the Levitical cities are their possession among the Israelites.

The open pastureland around their cities may not be sold, for it is their permanent possession.

They are not to be sold as slaves, because they are My slaves that I brought out of the land of Egypt.

he has the right of redemption after he has been sold. One of his brothers may redeem him.

The one who purchased him is to calculate the time from the year he sold himself to him until the Year of Jubilee. The price of his sale will be determined by the number of years. It will be set for him like the daily wages of a hired hand.

But if he does not redeem the field or if he has sold it to another man, it is no longer redeemable.

If it is one of the unclean livestock, it must be ransomed according to your assessment by adding a fifth of its value to it. If it is not redeemed, it can be sold according to your assessment.

“Nothing that a man permanently sets apart to the Lord from all he owns, whether a person, an animal, or his inherited landholding, can be sold or redeemed; everything set apart is especially holy to the Lord.

“If your fellow Hebrew, a man or woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, you must set him free in the seventh year.

How could one man pursue a thousand,or two put ten thousand to flight,unless their Rock had sold them,unless the Lord had given them up?

The Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and He handed them over to marauders who raided them. He sold them to the enemies around them, and they could no longer resist their enemies.

The Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and He sold them to Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram-naharaim, and the Israelites served him eight years.

So the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his forces was Sisera who lived in Harosheth of the Nations.

So the Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and He sold them to the Philistines and the Ammonites.

So there was a great famine in Samaria, and they continued the siege against it until a donkey’s head sold for 80 silver shekels, and a cup of dove’s dung sold for five silver shekels.

Then the people went out and plundered the Aramean camp.It was then that six quarts of fine meal sold for a shekel and 12 quarts of barley sold for a shekel, according to the word of the Lord.

and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish countrymen who were sold to foreigners, but now you sell your own countrymen, and we have to buy them back.” They remained silent and could not say a word.

For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and extermination. If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept silent. Indeed, the trouble wouldn’t be worth burdening the king.”

He had sent a man ahead of them—Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

This is what the Lord says:Where is your mother’s divorce certificatethat I used to send her away?Or who were My creditors that I sold you to?Look, you were sold for your iniquities,and your mother was put awaybecause of your transgressions.

For this is what the Lord says:“You were sold for nothing,and you will be redeemed without silver.”

At the end of seven years, each of you must free his Hebrew brother who sold himself to you. He may serve you six years, but then you must send him out free from you. But your ancestors did not obey Me or pay any attention.

The seller will certainly not returnto what was soldas long as he and the buyer remain alive.For the vision concerning all its peoplewill not be revoked,and none of them will preservehis life because of his iniquity.

They cast lots for My people;they bartered a boy for a prostituteand sold a girl for wine to drink.

You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks to remove them far from their own territory.

Look, I am about to rouse them up from the place where you sold them; I will bring retribution on your heads.

Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s consent.

When he found one priceless pearl, he went and sold everything he had, and bought it.

Since he had no way to pay it back, his master commanded that he, his wife, his children, and everything he had be sold to pay the debt.

“This might have been sold for a great deal and given to the poor.”

For this oil might have been sold for more than 300 denarii and given to the poor.” And they began to scold her.

Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight.

“Why wasn’t this fragrant oil sold for 300 denarii and given to the poor?”

They sold their possessions and property and distributed the proceeds to all, as anyone had a need.

For there was not a needy person among them, because all those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,

sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property.

Wasn’t it yours while you possessed it? And after it was sold, wasn’t it at your disposal? Why is it that you planned this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God!”

“The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him

For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am made out of flesh, sold into sin’s power.

Eat everything that is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for conscience’ sake,

And make sure that there isn’t any immoral or irreverent person like Esau, who sold his birthright in exchange for one meal.