Genesis 37:28-30
English Standard Version Anglicised
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.
29 When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he (C)tore his clothes 30 and returned to his brothers and said, “The boy (D)is gone, and I, where shall I go?”
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- Genesis 37:28 A shekel was about 2/5 of an ounce or 11 grams
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)
Footnotes
- Genesis 37:28 That is, about 8 ounces or about 230 grams
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