23 So it came about, when Joseph 37:23 Lit came toreached his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the 37:23 Or full-length tunicmulticolored tunic that was on him; 24 and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, without any water in it.
25 Then they sat down to eat 37:25 Lit breada meal. But as they raised their eyes and looked, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels carrying labdanum resin, balsam, and 37:25 Or resinous barkmyrrh, 37:25 Lit goingon their way to bring them down to Egypt. 26 And Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is it for us to kill our brother and cover up his blood? 27 Come, and let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him, for he is our brother, our own flesh." And his brothers listened to him.28 Then some Midianite traders passed by, so they pulled him out and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold 37:28 Lit Josephhim to the Ishmaelites for 37:28 About 10 oz. or 280 gmtwenty shekels of silver. So they brought Joseph into Egypt.