Genesis Chapter 37 verse 27 Holy Bible
Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brethren hearkened unto him.
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Let us give him to these Ishmaelites for a price, and let us not put violent hands on him, for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers gave ear to him.
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Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites; but let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brethren hearkened [to him].
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Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
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Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh: and his brethren were content.
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Come, and let's sell him to the Ishmaelites, and not let our hand be on him; for he is our brother, our flesh." His brothers listened to him.
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Come, and we sell him to the Ishmaelites, and our hands are not on him, for he `is' our brother -- our flesh;' and his brethren hearken.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewCome,לְכ֞וּ (lə·ḵū)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralStrong's 1980: To go, come, walklet us sellוְנִמְכְּרֶ֣נּוּ (wə·nim·kə·ren·nū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | third person masculine singularStrong's 4376: To sellhim to the Ishmaelitesלַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗ים (lay·yiš·mə·‘ê·lîm)Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 3459: Ishmaelites -- descendant of Ishmaeland notאַל־ (’al-)AdverbStrong's 408: Notlayתְּהִי־ (tə·hî-)Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bea hand on him;וְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ (wə·yā·ḏê·nū)Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common pluralStrong's 3027: A handforכִּֽי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionheה֑וּא (hū)Pronoun - third person masculine singularStrong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, areis our brother,אָחִ֥ינוּ (’ā·ḥî·nū)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common pluralStrong's 251: A brother, )our own flesh.”בְשָׂרֵ֖נוּ (ḇə·śā·rê·nū)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common pluralStrong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, manAnd theyאֶחָֽיו׃ (’e·ḥāw)Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 251: A brother, )agreed.וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ (way·yiš·mə·‘ū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 8085: To hear intelligentlyJump to PreviousBlood Content Flesh Hand Hands Hearken Hearkened Heeded Ishmaelites Ish'maelites Let's Price Sell Violent
