²⁶ Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it for us to kill our brother and ^(A)cover up his blood? ^27 (B)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 to him.

⁵ Now do not be grieved or angry ^[a]with yourselves, because ^(A)you sold me here, for ^(B)God sent me before you to preserve life.

^7 (A)God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and to keep you alive by a great ^[a]deliverance.