25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, (A)so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! (B)Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”

Read full chapter

28 Then (A)Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and (B)sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels[a] of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 37:28 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams

28 So when the Midianite(A) merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern(B) and sold(C) him for twenty shekels[a] of silver(D) to the Ishmaelites,(E) who took him to Egypt.(F)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 37:28 That is, about 8 ounces or about 230 grams

(A)The heavens declare his righteousness,
    for (B)God himself is judge! Selah

Read full chapter

And the heavens proclaim(A) his righteousness,
    for he is a God of justice.[a][b](B)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 50:6 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text for God himself is judge
  2. Psalm 50:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

(A)Rise up, O (B)judge of the earth;
    repay to the (C)proud what they deserve!

Read full chapter

Rise up,(A) Judge(B) of the earth;
    pay back(C) to the proud what they deserve.

Read full chapter