Genesis 37:27 meaning and explanation

Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed.

Genesis 37:27, Berean Standard Bible

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Judah speaks here to his brothers, who have already stripped Joseph and thrown him into an empty pit. Reuben had talked them out of murder, and now Judah offers a compromise: sell the boy to the passing caravan rather than kill him.

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