Psalm 105:17 “He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.”

Psalm 105:17

He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

World English Bible

He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave.

American Standard Version

He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant:

Geneva Bible 1599

But he sent a man before them: Ioseph was solde for a slaue.

Darby Translation

He sent a man before them: Joseph was sold for a bondman.

Young's Literal Translation

He hath sent before them a man, For a servant hath Joseph been sold.

Bible in Basic English

He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:

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Cross references

“He sent”

Genesis 50:20 Genesis 45:5 Genesis 45:7 Genesis 45:8

Genesis 50:20 · BSB

As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.

Genesis 45:5 · BSB

And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.

Genesis 45:7 · BSB

God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

Genesis 45:8 · BSB

Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

“Joseph”

Acts 7:9 Genesis 37:36 Genesis 39:1 Genesis 37:27 Genesis 37:28 Genesis 45:4

Acts 7:9 · BSB

Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him

Genesis 37:36 · BSB

Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.

Genesis 39:1 · BSB

Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

Genesis 37:27 · BSB

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 37:28 · BSB

So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.

Genesis 45:4 · BSB

Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!

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

In context

16He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.

18They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons,

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