Genesis

Genesis 37:26–27

²⁶Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? ²⁷Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed.

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Genesis 37:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Judah	יְהוּדָ֖ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
said	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his brothers	אֶחָ֑יו	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
profit will we gain	בֶּ֗צַע	be·ṣa‘	Noun - masculine singular	H1215 gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit
if	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
we kill	נַהֲרֹג֙	na·hă·rōḡ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H2026 kill, slay
our brother	אָחִ֔ינוּ	’ā·ḥî·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H251 brother
and cover up	וְכִסִּ֖ינוּ	wə·ḵis·sî·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural	H3680 cover
his blood	דָּמֽוֹ׃	dā·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1818 blood

Genesis 37:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Come	לְכ֞וּ	lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
let us sell him	וְנִמְכְּרֶ֣נּוּ	wə·nim·kə·ren·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; third person masculine singular	H4376 sell
to the Ishmaelites	לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗ים	lay·yiš·mə·‘ê·lîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3459 Jishmaelite
and not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
lay	תְּהִי־	tə·hî-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a hand	וְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙	wə·yā·ḏê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H3027 hand
on him	ב֔וֹ	ḇōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he	ה֑וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is our brother	אָחִ֥ינוּ	’ā·ḥî·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H251 brother
our own flesh	בְשָׂרֵ֖נוּ	ḇə·śā·rê·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H1320 flesh
And they	אֶחָֽיו׃	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
agreed	וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ	way·yiš·mə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear

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Genesis 37:26 Genesis 37:20 · Genesis 4:10

Genesis 37:27 Genesis 42:21 · Matthew 16:26 · 1 Samuel 18:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.