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Genesis 37:23-25
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23 Now it happened, when Joseph [a]reached his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his [b]tunic, the varicolored tunic that was on him; 24 and they took him and cast him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, without any water in it.

25 And they sat down to eat [c]a meal. Then they lifted up their eyes and saw, and behold, a caravan of (A)Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing [d](B)aromatic gum and [e](C)balm and [f]myrrh, going to bring them down to Egypt.

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  1. Genesis 37:23 Lit came to
  2. Genesis 37:23 Or full-length robe
  3. Genesis 37:25 Lit bread
  4. Genesis 37:25 Or ladanum spice
  5. Genesis 37:25 Or mastic
  6. Genesis 37:25 Or resinous bark
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23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the ornate robe(A) he was wearing— 24 and they took him and threw him into the cistern.(B) The cistern was empty; there was no water in it.

25 As they sat down to eat their meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites(C) coming from Gilead.(D) Their camels were loaded with spices, balm(E) and myrrh,(F) and they were on their way to take them down to Egypt.(G)

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23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;

24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.

25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

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23 So it came to pass, when Joseph had come to his brothers, that they (A)stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors that was on him. 24 Then they took him and cast him into a pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it.

25 (B)And they sat down to eat a meal. Then they lifted their eyes and looked, and there was a company of (C)Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead with their camels, bearing spices, (D)balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry them down to Egypt.

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Genesis 37:23-25
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23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, (A)the robe of many colors that he wore. 24 And they took him and (B)threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.

25 Then they sat down to eat. And looking up they saw a (C)caravan of (D)Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing (E)gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt.

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