Genesis 37:25-27
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
25 Then they sat down to eat. Looking up, they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, their camels laden with gum, balm, and resin to be taken down to Egypt.(A) 26 Judah said to his brothers: “What is to be gained by killing our brother and concealing his blood?(B) 27 Come, let us sell him to these Ishmaelites, instead of doing away with him ourselves. After all, he is our brother, our own flesh.” His brothers agreed.
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