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Genesis 37:11
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Genesis 37:11
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11 (A) Joseph's brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept wondering about the dream.
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Genesis 37:11
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Genesis 37:11
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Genesis 37:28
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Genesis 37:28
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28 (A) When the Midianite merchants came by, Joseph's brothers took him out of the well, and for 20 pieces of silver they sold him to the Ishmaelites[a] who took him to Egypt.
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- 37.28 Midianite … Ishmaelites: According to 25.1,2, 12 both the Midianites and the Ishmaelites were descendants of Abraham, and in Judges 8.22-24 the two names are used of the same people. It is possible that in this passage “Ishmaelite” has the meaning “nomadic traders,” while “Midianite” refers to their ethnic origin.
Genesis 37:28
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Genesis 37:28
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28 So when the Midianite(A) merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern(B) and sold(C) him for twenty shekels[a] of silver(D) to the Ishmaelites,(E) who took him to Egypt.(F)
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- Genesis 37:28 That is, about 8 ounces or about 230 grams
Genesis 39:2-3
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Genesis 39:2-3
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2-3 (A) So Joseph lived in the home of Potiphar, his Egyptian owner.
Soon Potiphar realized that the Lord was helping Joseph to be successful in whatever he did.
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Genesis 39:2
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Genesis 39:2
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2 The Lord was with Joseph(A) so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.
Genesis 39:3
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Genesis 39:3
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2-3 (A) So Joseph lived in the home of Potiphar, his Egyptian owner.
Soon Potiphar realized that the Lord was helping Joseph to be successful in whatever he did.
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Genesis 39:3
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Genesis 39:3
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3 When his master saw that the Lord was with him(A) and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did,(B)
Genesis 39:21
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Genesis 39:21
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21 (A) the Lord helped him and was good to him. He even made the jailer like Joseph so much that
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Genesis 39:21
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Genesis 39:21
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21 the Lord was with him;(A) he showed him kindness(B) and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.(C)
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