Genesis 37 · Verse 27

Genesis 37:27

Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
Genesis 37:27, King James Version

Genesis 37:27 in other translations

BSBCome, 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.
WEBCome, and let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites, and not let our hand be on him; for he is our brother, our flesh.” His brothers listened to him.
ASVCome, 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 hearkened unto him.
YLTCome, and we sell him to the Ishmaelites, and our hands are not on him, for he is our brother--our flesh;' and his brethren hearken.
DARBYCome and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites; but let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brethren hearkened to him.
BBELet us give him to these Ishmaelites for a price, and let us not put violent hands on him, for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers gave ear to him.
WebsterCome, 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.

What does Genesis 37:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 37:26-28

26-28. Judah said, ... What profit is it if we slay our brother?--The sight of these travelling merchants gave a sudden turn to the views of the conspirators; for having no wish to commit a greater degree of crime than was necessary for the accomplishment of their end, they readily approved of Judah's suggestion to dispose of their obnoxious brother as a slave. The proposal, of course, was founded on their knowledge…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 37:23-30

They threw Joseph into a pit, to perish there with hunger and cold; so cruel were their tender mercies. They slighted him when he was in distress, and were not grieved for the affliction of Joseph, see Am 6:6; for when he was pining in the pit, they sat down to eat bread. They felt no remorse of conscience for the sin. But the wrath of man shall praise God, and the remainder of wrath he will restrain, Psa 76:10…

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Genesis 37:27 in the original Hebrew

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לְכ֞וּle.KhucomeH1980
וְנִמְכְּרֶ֣נּוּve.nim.ke.Re.nuand let us sell himH4376
לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗יםlai.yish.me.'e.Limto the IshmaelitesH3459
וְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ve.ya.De.nuand hand ourH3027
אַל\־'al-may notH408
תְּהִי\־te.hi-it beH1961
ב֔וֹvoon <the> him
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
אָחִ֥ינוּ'a.Chi.nu[is] brother ourH251
בְשָׂרֵ֖נוּve.sa.Re.nuflesh ourH1320
ה֑וּאHu'heH1931
וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּvai.yish.me.'Uand they listenedH8085
אֶחָֽיו\׃'e.Chavbrothers hisH251

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Cross references for Genesis 37:27

  • Matthew 16:26

    For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

  • Genesis 42:21

    And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

  • 1 Samuel 18:17

    And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord’s battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.

  • Genesis 29:14

    And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.

  • 2 Samuel 12:9

    Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

  • 2 Samuel 11:14-17

    And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die. And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were. And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.

  • 1 Timothy 1:10

    For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

  • Matthew 26:15

    And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

  • Revelation 18:13

    And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.

  • Genesis 37:22

    And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

  • Exodus 21:21

    Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.

  • Exodus 21:16

    And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
sell him.
22; Ex 21:16,21; Ne 5:8; Mt 16:26; 26:15; 1Ti 1:10; Re 18:13
let not.
1Sa 18:17; 2Sa 11:14-17; 12:9
he is our.
29:14; 42:21
were content. Heb. hearkened.

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Context

  • Genesis 37:26

    And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

  • Genesis 37:27

    Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.

  • Genesis 37:28

    Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

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Genesis 37:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Venid, y vendámosle á los Ismaelitas, y no sea nuestra mano sobre él; que nuestro hermano es nuestra carne. Y sus hermanos acordaron con él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Venez, vendons-le aux Ismaélites; et que notre main ne soit pas sur lui; car il est notre frère, notre chair. Et ses frères l’écoutèrent.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Kommt, laßt uns ihn an die Ismaeliter verkaufen; aber unsere Hand sei nicht an ihm, denn unser Bruder, unser Fleisch ist er! Und seine Brüder hörten darauf.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
melius est ut venundetur Ismaëlitis, et manus nostræ non polluantur: frater enim et caro nostra est. Acquieverunt fratres sermonibus illius.