Genesis 37:28
English Standard Version
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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- Genesis 37:28 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
Genesis 37:28
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)
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- Genesis 37:28 That is, about 8 ounces or about 230 grams
Genesis 37:36
English Standard Version
36 Meanwhile (A)the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, (B)the captain of the guard.
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Genesis 37:36
New International Version
36 Meanwhile, the Midianites[a](A) sold Joseph(B) in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.(C)
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- Genesis 37:36 Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac (see also verse 28); Masoretic Text Medanites
Acts 7:9
English Standard Version
9 “And the patriarchs, (A)jealous of Joseph, (B)sold him into Egypt; but (C)God was with him
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Acts 7:9
New International Version
9 “Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph,(A) they sold him as a slave into Egypt.(B) But God was with him(C)
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