Genesis 37:26

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is there in putting our brother to death and covering up his blood?

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  • Gen 37:20 : 20 Let us now put him to death and put his body into one of these holes, and we will say, An evil beast has put him to death: then we will see what becomes of his dreams.
  • Gen 4:10 : 10 And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the earth.
  • Gen 25:32 : 32 And Esau said, Truly, I am at the point of death: what profit is the birthright to me?
  • Deut 17:8 : 8 If you are not able to give a decision as to who is responsible for a death, or who is right in a cause, or who gave the first blow in a fight, and there is a division of opinion about it in your town: then go to the place marked out by the Lord your God;
  • 2 Sam 1:16 : 16 And David said to him, May your blood be on your head; for your mouth has given witness against you, saying, I have put to death the man marked with the holy oil.
  • Job 16:18 : 18 O earth, let not my blood be covered, and let my cry have no resting-place!
  • Ps 30:9 : 9 What profit is there in my blood if I go down into the underworld? will the dust give you praise, or be a witness to your help?
  • Jer 41:8 : 8 But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, Do not put us to death, for we have secret stores, in the country, of grain and oil and honey. So he did not put them to death with their countrymen.
  • Ezek 24:7 : 7 For her blood is in her; she has put it on the open rock not draining it on to the earth so that it might be covered with dust;
  • Matt 16:26 : 26 For what profit has a man, if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
  • Rom 6:21 : 21 What fruit had you at that time in the things which are now a shame to you? for the end of such things is death.

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  • Gen 37:27
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    27 Let us give him to these Ishmaelites for a price, and let us not put violent hands on him, for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers gave ear to him.

  • Gen 42:21-22
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    21 And they said to one another, Truly, we did wrong to our brother, for we saw his grief of mind, and we did not give ear to his prayers; that is why this trouble has come on us.

    22 And Reuben said to them, Did I not say to you, Do the child no wrong? but you gave no attention; so now, punishment has come on us for his blood.

  • Gen 37:20-22
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    20 Let us now put him to death and put his body into one of these holes, and we will say, An evil beast has put him to death: then we will see what becomes of his dreams.

    21 But Reuben, hearing these words, got him out of their hands, saying, Let us not take his life.

    22 Do not put him to a violent death, but let him be placed in one of the holes; this he said to keep him safe from their hands, with the purpose of taking him back to his father again.

  • Gen 43:6-8
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    6 And they said, The man put a number of questions to us about ourselves and our family, saying, Is your father still living? have you another brother? And we had to give him answers; how were we to have any idea that he would say, Come back with your brother?

    7 Then Judah said to Israel, his father, Send the boy with me, and let us be up and going, so that we and you and our little ones may not come to destruction.

    8 Put him into my care and make me responsible for him: if I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.

  • Gen 43:3-4
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    3 If you will let our brother go with us, we will go down and get food:

    4 But if you will not send him, we will not go down: for the man said to us, You are not to come before me if your brother is not with you.

  • Gen 44:16
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    16 And Judah said, What are we to say to my lord? how may we put ourselves right in his eyes? God has made clear the sin of your servants: now we are in your hands, we and the man in whose bag your cup was seen.

  • Gen 37:25
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    25 Then seating themselves, they took their meal: and looking up, they saw a travelling band of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead on their way to Egypt, with spices and perfumes on their camels.

  • Gen 44:7
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    7 And they said to him, Why does my lord say such words as these? far be it from your servants to do such a thing:

  • Gen 37:31
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    31 Then they took Joseph's coat, and put on it some of the blood from a young goat which they had put to death,