23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, ver. 3the robe of many colors that he wore. 24 And they took him and [Jer. 38:6;Lam. 3:53]threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.
25 Then they sat down to eat. And looking up they saw a Job 6:19;Isa. 21:13caravan of [ver. 28, 36; ch. 39:1] Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing ch. 43:11;Jer. 8:22;46:11gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt. 26 Then Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is it ver. 20if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? 27 Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and [1 Sam. 18:17]let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our own flesh." And his brothers listened to him. 28 Then ver. 36;Judg. 8:22,24Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and ch. 45:4;Ps. 105:17;Acts 7:9sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels37:28 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.