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27 (A)Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers listened. 28 Then some (B)Midianite traders passed by, so they pulled him up and lifted Joseph out of the pit and (C)sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for [a]twenty shekels of silver. Thus (D)they brought Joseph into Egypt.

29 Then Reuben returned to the pit, and behold, Joseph was not in the pit; so he (E)tore his garments.

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  1. Genesis 37:28 Approx. 8 oz. or 220 gm, a shekel was approx. 0.4 oz. or 11 gm