Genesis 37:26 “Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill…”

Genesis 37:26

Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Iudah said vnto his brethren, What auaileth it, if we slay our brother, though wee keepe his blood secret?

Darby Translation

And Judah said to his brethren, What profit is it that we kill our brother and secrete his blood?

Young's Literal Translation

And Judah saith unto his brethren, 'What gain when we slay our brother, and have concealed his blood?

Bible in Basic English

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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Cross references

“What profit”

Genesis 25:32 Psalm 30:9 Jeremiah 41:8 Matthew 16:26 Romans 6:21

Genesis 25:32 · BSB

“Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”

Psalm 30:9 · BSB

“What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?

Jeremiah 41:8 · BSB

But ten of the men among them said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have hidden treasure in the field—wheat, barley, oil, and honey!” So he refrained from killing them with the others.

Matthew 16:26 · BSB

What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

Romans 6:21 · BSB

What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.

“conceal”

Genesis 37:20 Genesis 4:10 Deuteronomy 17:8 2 Samuel 1:16 Job 16:18 Ezekiel 24:7

Genesis 37:20 · BSB

“Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”

Genesis 4:10 · BSB

“What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.

Deuteronomy 17:8 · BSB

If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.

2 Samuel 1:16 · BSB

For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’”

Job 16:18 · BSB

O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry for help never be laid to rest.

Ezekiel 24:7 · BSB

For the blood she shed is still within her; she poured it out on the bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

25And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.

27Come, 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.

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