24 And they took him and (A)threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.

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24 and they took him and threw him into the cistern.(A) The cistern was empty; there was no water in it.

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28 Then (A)Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and (B)sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels[a] of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.

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  1. Genesis 37:28 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams

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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  1. Genesis 37:28 That is, about 8 ounces or about 230 grams

20 And Joseph's master took him and (A)put him into the (B)prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison.

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20 Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison,(A) the place where the king’s prisoners were confined.

But while Joseph was there in the prison,

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