Genesis 37:28
Midianites who were merchants passed by, and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. The merchants brought Joseph into Egypt.This verse in the real world
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- יִשְׁמָעֵאלִיYishmâʻêʼlîya Jishmaelite or descendant of Jishmael
- מִדְיָנִיMidyânîya Midjanite or descendant (native) of Midjan
- סָחַרçâcharto travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate
- מָשַׁךְmâshakto draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong,
- בּוֹרbôwra pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)
- מָכַרmâkarto sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively
- יוֹסֵףYôwçêphJoseph, the name of seven Israelites
- עֶשְׂרִיםʻesrîymtwenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Act 7:9, Psa 105:17, Gen 25:2, Gen 45:4–5, Gen 37:36, Jdg 6:1–3, Mat 26:15, Gen 37:25