Genesis 37:28

Contemporary English Version

²⁸^(A) When the Midianite merchants came by, Joseph's brothers took him out of the well, and for 20 pieces of silver they sold him to the Ishmaelites^[a] who took him to Egypt.

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Footnotes

37.28 Midianite … Ishmaelites: According to 25.1,2, 12 both the Midianites and the Ishmaelites were descendants of Abraham, and in Judges 8.22-24 the two names are used of the same people. It is possible that in this passage “Ishmaelite” has the meaning “nomadic traders,” while “Midianite” refers to their ethnic origin.

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Genesis 45:5

Contemporary English Version

⁵Don't worry or blame yourselves for what you did. God is the one who sent me ahead of you to save lives.

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