Genesis

Genesis 37:28

²⁸So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver^b to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.

Footnotes

b 37:28 20 shekels is approximately 8 ounces or 228 grams of silver.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So when the Midianite	מִדְיָנִ֜ים	miḏ·yā·nîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H4084 Midianite
traders	סֹֽחֲרִ֗ים	sō·ḥă·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5503 travel round, palpitate
passed by	וַיַּֽעַבְרוּ֩	way·ya·‘aḇ·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
his brothers pulled	וַֽיִּמְשְׁכוּ֙	way·yim·šə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4900 draw, drag
Joseph	יוֹסֵף֙	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
out of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the pit	הַבּ֔וֹר	hab·bō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H953 pit, cistern, well
and sold	וַיִּמְכְּר֧וּ	way·yim·kə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4376 sell
him	יוֹסֵ֛ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
for twenty	בְּעֶשְׂרִ֣ים	bə·‘eś·rîm	Preposition-b; Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
of silver	כָּ֑סֶף	kā·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
to the Ishmaelites	לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖ים	lay·yiš·mə·‘ê·lîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3459 Jishmaelite
who took	וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ	way·yā·ḇî·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Egypt	מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃	miṣ·rā·yə·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

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Acts 7:9 · Psalm 105:17 · Genesis 45:4–5 · Genesis 25:2 · Genesis 37:25 · Judges 6:1–3 · Genesis 37:36 · Matthew 26:15 · Numbers 31:2–3 · Isaiah 60:6 · Zechariah 11:12–13 · Judges 8:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.