Psalms 105:17
He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
Psalms 105:17 in other translations
| BSB | He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave. |
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| WEB | He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave. |
| ASV | He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant: |
| YLT | He hath sent before them a man, For a servant hath Joseph been sold. |
| DARBY | He sent a man before them: Joseph was sold for a bondman. |
| BBE | He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price: |
| Webster | He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant: |
What does Psalms 105:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 105:17-21
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 105:8-23
Let us remember the Redeemer's marvellous works, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth. Though true Christians are few number, strangers and pilgrims upon earth, yet a far better inheritance than Canaan is made sure to them by the covenant of God; and if we have the anointing of the Holy Spirit, none can do us any harm. Afflictions are among our mercies. They prove our faith and love, they humble our pride…
Psalms 105:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 105:17
- Acts 7:9
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
- Genesis 37:36
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.
- Genesis 50:20
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
- Genesis 45:4-5
And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
- Genesis 39:1
And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
- Genesis 37:27-28
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. 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.
- Genesis 45:7-8
And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
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Context
- Psalms 105:16
Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
- Psalms 105:17
He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
- Psalms 105:18
Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
Psalms 105:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Envió un varón delante de ellos, á José, que fué vendido por siervo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Il envoya un homme devant eux: Joseph fut vendu pour être esclave. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er sandte einen Mann vor ihnen her, Joseph wurde zum Knechte verkauft. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Aperta est terra, et deglutivit Dathan, et operuit super congregationem Abiron. |