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28 As the Midianites, who were merchants, were passing by, the brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces[a] of silver. They brought Joseph to Egypt.

29 When Reuben returned to the cistern, he saw that Joseph was not in the cistern, so he tore his clothing. 30 He returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is no longer here, and as for me, where will I go now?”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 37:28 The unit of weight is not specified in the text. It likely was shekels. Twenty shekels weighs about eight ounces.