Genesis 37:28

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּֽעַבְרוּ֩ אֲנָשִׁ֨ים מִדְיָנִ֜ים סֹֽחֲרִ֗ים וַֽיִּמְשְׁכוּ֙ וַיַּֽעֲל֤וּ אֶת־יוֹסֵף֙ מִן־הַבּ֔וֹר וַיִּמְכְּר֧וּ אֶת־יוֹסֵ֛ף לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖ים בְּעֶשְׂרִ֣ים כָּ֑סֶף וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ אֶת־יוֹסֵ֖ף מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃

Transliteration

And wə-yaʿaḇrû ʾănāšîm miḏyānîm sōḥărîm, and wə-yimšəḵû and wə-yaʿălû ʾeṯ-yôsēp̄ from-the min-ha-bbôr and wə-yimkərû ʾeṯ-yôsēp̄ to the la-yyišməʿēlîm for twenty kāsep̄; and wə-yāḇîʾû ʾeṯ-yôsēp̄ miṣrāyəmâ

Grammar Details

• *wə-yaʿaḇrû*: waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they passed by'
• *ʾănāšîm*: noun, masculine plural - 'men'
• *miḏyānîm*: proper noun, masculine plural - 'Midianites'
• *sōḥărîm*: qal participle, masculine plural - 'merchants/traders'
• *wə-yimšəḵû*: waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they drew up'
• *wə-yaʿălû*: waw-consecutive with hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they brought up'
• *min-ha-bbôr*: preposition with definite article and noun, masculine singular - 'from the pit'
• *wə-yimkərû*: waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they sold'
• *la-yyišməʿēlîm*: preposition with definite article and proper noun, masculine plural - 'to the Ishmaelites'
• *kāsep̄*: noun, masculine singular - 'silver/money'
• *wə-yāḇîʾû*: waw-consecutive with hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they brought'
• *miṣrāyəmâ*: proper noun with directional heh - 'to Egypt'

Word Meanings

• *yaʿaḇrû*: passed by/crossed over
• *yimšəḵû*: drew/pulled/dragged

Referenced Verses

• Ps 105:17 : 17 He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant:
• Acts 7:9 : 9 And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him,
• Gen 45:4-5 : 4 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. 5 And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
• Judg 6:1-3 : 1 And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and Jehovah delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. 2 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds. 3 And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up against them;
• Gen 25:2 : 2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
• Gen 37:25 : 25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
• Gen 37:36 : 36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard.
• Isa 60:6 : 6 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come; they shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praises of Jehovah.
• Zech 11:12-13 : 12 And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my hire; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my hire thirty [pieces] of silver. 13 And Jehovah said unto me, Cast it unto the potter, the goodly price that I was prized at by them. And I took the thirty [pieces] of silver, and cast them unto the potter, in the house of Jehovah.
• Matt 26:15 : 15 and said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver.
• Matt 27:9 : 9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, whom [certain] of the children of Israel did price;
• Judg 8:22 : 22 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also; for thou hast saved us out of the hand of Midian.
• Judg 8:24 : 24 And Gideon said unto them, I would make a request of you, that ye would give me every man the ear-rings of his spoil. (For they had golden ear-rings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
• Ps 83:9 : 9 Do thou unto them as unto Midian, As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;
• Exod 2:16 : 16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
• Num 25:15 : 15 And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head of the people of a fathers' house in Midian.
• Num 25:17 : 17 Vex the Midianites, and smite them;
• Num 31:2-3 : 2 Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people. 3 And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute Jehovah's vengeance on Midian.
• Num 31:8-9 : 8 And they slew the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. 9 And the children of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones; and all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods, they took for a prey.