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Genesis
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English: Webster's Bible |
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Genesis 37 [Context] [Commentary] [Map] 
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And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near to them, they conspired against him to slay him. |
| 19. |
And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer is coming. |
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Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit; and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him; and we shall see what will become of his dreams. |
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And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him from their hands: and said, Let us not kill him. |
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And Reuben said to them, Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might deliver him from their hands, to bring him back to his father. |
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And it came to pass when Joseph had come to his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, his coat of many colors that was on him. |
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And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty; there was no water in it. |
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And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery, and balm, and myrrh, going to carry them down to Egypt. |
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And Judah said to his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood. |
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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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Then there passed by Midianites, merchants; and they drew and lifted 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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And Reuben returned to the pit; and behold, Joseph was not in the pit: and he rent his clothes. |
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And he returned to his brethren, and said, The child is not: and I, whither shall I go? |
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And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood: |
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And they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it is thy son's coat or not. |
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And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him: Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces. |
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And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins, and mourned for his son many days. |
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And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave to my son mourning: Thus his father wept for him. |
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And the Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard. |
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