Genesis 37:28 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 37:28 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיַּֽעַבְרוּ֩
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
אֲנָשִׁ֨ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
מִדְיָנִ֜ים
Midyânîy
H4084
Midianite
סֹֽחֲרִ֗ים
çâchar
H5503
to trade
וַֽיִּמְשְׁכוּ֙
mâshak
H4900
to draw
וַיַּֽעֲל֤וּ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יוֹסֵף֙
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַבּ֔וֹר
bôwr
H953
pit
וַיִּמְכְּר֧וּ
mâkar
H4376
to sell
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יוֹסֵ֛ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖ים
Yishmâʻêʼlîy
H3459
Ishmaelite
בְּעֶשְׂרִ֣ים
ʻesrîym
H6242
twenty
כָּ֑סֶף
keçeph
H3701
silver
וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יוֹסֵ֖ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
מִצְרָֽיְמָה
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
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World English Bible Public Domain
Midianites who were merchants passed by, and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. They brought Joseph into Egypt.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the Midianite men, traders, passed by, and they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the cistern and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty silver. Then they brought Joseph to Egypt.
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