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Genesis 37:28-30
Legacy Standard Bible
Genesis 37:28-30
Legacy Standard Bible
28 Then some (A)Midianite traders passed by, so they pulled him up and lifted Joseph out of the pit and (B)sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for [a]twenty shekels of silver. Thus (C)they brought Joseph into Egypt.
29 Then Reuben returned to the pit, and behold, Joseph was not in the pit; so he (D)tore his garments. 30 Then he returned to his brothers and said, “(E)The boy is not there; as for me, where am I to go?”
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- Genesis 37:28 Approx. 8 oz. or 220 gm, a shekel was approx. 0.4 oz. or 11 gm
Genesis 37:28-30
New International Version
Genesis 37:28-30
New International Version
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)
29 When Reuben returned to the cistern and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes.(G) 30 He went back to his brothers and said, “The boy isn’t there! Where can I turn now?”(H)
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- Genesis 37:28 That is, about 8 ounces or about 230 grams
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