Genesis 37:27
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then there passed by Midianites, merchantmen,.... The same with the Ishmaelites before mentioned, as appears from the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 37:1-36
- Joseph Was Sold into Egypt 17. דתין dotayı̂n Dothain, “two wells?” (Gesenius) 25. נכאת neko't “tragacanth” or…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 37:23-30
We have here the execution of their plot against Joseph. 1. They stripped him, each striving to seize the envied coat of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
let us sell him Judah proposes to sell Joseph, in order to save his life. Judah takes the lead in J's version, as Reuben…
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