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Genesis 37:26

Judah
Sin

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

25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

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

27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.

28 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.

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BSB
Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?
KJV
And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
WEB
Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?
ASV
And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?
DARBY
And Judah said to his brethren, What profit is it that we kill our brother and secrete his blood?
BLB
And Judah said to his brothers, “What profit [is it] if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?
ÅB
Da sa Juda til sine brødre: Hva gagner det at vi slår var bror ihjel og skjuler drapet?
OTB
Juda sa til sine brødre: "Hva vinning er det om vi dreper vår bror og dekker over hans blod?
B1930
Da sa Juda til sine brødre: Hvad gagner det at vi slår var bror ihjel og skjuler drapet?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 37:20

    Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

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  • Genesis 4:10

    And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

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  • Ezekiel 24:7

    For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;

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  • Jeremiah 41:8

    But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren.

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  • Romans 6:21

    What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

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  • 2 Samuel 1:16

    And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD’s anointed.

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  • Matthew 16:26

    For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

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  • Genesis 25:32

    And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?

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