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28 So when the Midyanim, merchants, passed by, they drew and lifted Yosef up out of the cistern and sold him for half a pound of silver shekels to the Yishma'elim, who took Yosef on to Egypt.
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So when the Midianite merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
29 Re'uven returned to the cistern, and, upon seeing that Yosef wasn't in it, tore his clothes in mourning.
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When Reuben returned to the cistern and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes.
30 He returned to his brothers and said, "The boy isn't there! Where can I go now?"
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He went back to his brothers and said, “The boy isn’t there! Where can I turn now?”
31 They took Yosef's robe, killed a male goat and dipped the robe in the blood.
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Then they got Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood.
32 Then they sent the long-sleeved robe and brought it to their father, saying, "We found this. Do you know if it's your son's robe or not?"
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They took the ornate robe back to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe.”
33 He recognized it and cried, "It's my son's robe! Some wild animal has torn Yosef in pieces and eaten him!"
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He recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! Some ferocious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces.”
34 Ya'akov tore his clothes and, putting sackcloth around his waist, mourned his son for many days.
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Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and mourned for his son many days.
35 Though all his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, he refused all consolation, saying, "No, I will go down to the grave, to my son, mourning." And his father wept for him.
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All his sons and daughters came to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said, “I will continue to mourn until I join my son in the grave.” So his father wept for him.
36 In Egypt the Midyanim sold Yosef to Potifar, one of Pharaoh's officials, a captain of the guard.
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Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.
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