Genesis 37:27

Overview - Genesis 37
Joseph is loved by Jacob, but hated by his brethren.
His dreams and the interpretation.
12 Jacob sends him to his brethren, who counsel to slay him.
21 At Reuben's desire they cast him into a pit;
25 and afterwards sell him to the Ishmaelites; while Ruben grieves at not finding him.
31 His coat, covered with blood, is sent to Jacob, who mourns him inordinately.
36 Joseph is brought to Egypt and sold to Potiphar.
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Genesis 37:27  (King James Version)
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.
 


sell him
22 ; Exodus 21:16 Exodus 21:21 ; Nehemiah 5:8 ; Matthew 16:26 ; 26:15 1 Timothy 1:10 ; Revelation 18:13

let not
1 Samuel 18:17 ; 2 Samuel 11:14-17 ; 12:9

he is our
29:14 42:21

were content
Hebrew hearkened.