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26 Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?(A)

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26 Judah(A) said to his brothers, “What will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?(B)

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27 Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers agreed.(A)

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27 Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him; after all, he is our brother,(A) our own flesh and blood.(B)” His brothers agreed.

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And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.(A)

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And now, do not be distressed(A) and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here,(B) because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.(C)

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God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to keep alive for you many survivors.

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But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant(A) on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 45:7 Or save you as a great band of survivors