Genesis 37:28
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.”
כֶּסֶף
Silver, money. Keseph. Come buy without money and without price. The most valuable things God offers cannot be purchased. They are received by faith.
יוֹסֵף
Joseph
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יוֹסֵף
Joseph, may he add. Yowseph. From the root to add or increase. What looks like subtraction is often God's addition in disguise.
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סָחַר
traders
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סָחַר
to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate
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מִדְיָנִי
Midianites
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מִדְיָנִי
a Midjanite or descendant (native) of Midjan
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מִצְרַיִם
Egypt/ towards
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מִצְרַיִם
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
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