Genèse 37:27-29

Louis Segond

²⁷Venez, vendons-le aux Ismaélites, et ne mettons pas la main sur lui, car il est notre frère, notre chair. Et ses frères l'écoutèrent.

²⁸Au passage des marchands madianites, ils tirèrent et firent remonter Joseph hors de la citerne; et ils le vendirent pour vingt sicles d'argent aux Ismaélites, qui l'emmenèrent en Égypte.

²⁹Ruben revint à la citerne; et voici, Joseph n'était plus dans la citerne. Il déchira ses vêtements,

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Genesis 37:27-29

New International Version

²⁷Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him; after all, he is our brother,^(A) our own flesh and blood.^(B)” His brothers agreed.

²⁸So when the Midianite^(C) merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern^(D) and sold^(E) him for twenty shekels^[a] of silver^(F) to the Ishmaelites,^(G) who took him to Egypt.^(H)

²⁹When Reuben returned to the cistern and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes.^(I)

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Footnotes

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

Genesis 37:27-29

New King James Version

²⁷Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and ^(A)let not our hand be upon him, for he is ^(B)our brother and ^(C)our flesh.” And his brothers listened. ²⁸Then ^(D)Midianite traders passed by; so the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, ^(E)and sold him to the Ishmaelites for ^(F)twenty shekels of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.