3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors.37:3 Possibly a robe with long sleeves; also in verses 23 and 32 4 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
28 So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver37:28 20 shekels is approximately 8 ounces or 228 grams of silver. to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.