Genesis 37:26 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 37:26

24 Then they took him and cast him into a pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it.

25 ^aAnd they sat down to eat a meal. Then they lifted their eyes and looked, and there was a company of ^bIshmaelites, coming from Gilead with their camels, bearing spices, ^cbalm, and myrrh, on their way to carry them down to Egypt.

26 So Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and ^aconceal his blood?

27 Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and ^alet not our hand be upon him, for he is ^bour brother and ^cour flesh.” And his brothers listened.

28 Then ^aMidianite traders passed by; so the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, ^band sold him to the Ishmaelites for ^ctwenty shekels of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.

29 Then Reuben returned to the pit, and indeed Joseph was not in the pit; and he ^atore his clothes.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 37:26

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American Standard Version
And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?

Amplified® Bible
And Judah said to his brothers, What do we gain if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?

Contemporary English Version
So Judah said, "What will we gain if we kill our brother and hide his body?

Darby English Version
And Judah said to his brethren, What profit is it that we kill our brother and secrete his blood?

Good News Bible
Judah said to his brothers, "What will we gain by killing our brother and covering up the murder?

King James Version
And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if 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 cover up his blood?

New International Version
Judah said to his brothers, "What will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?

New King James Version
So Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Judah said to his brothers, "What profit do we have to kill our brother and cover up his blood?

Revised Standard Version
Then Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?

Young's Literal Translation
And Judah saith unto his brethren, `What gain when we slay our brother, and have concealed his blood?

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