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ISHMEELITE*

KJV spelling for Ishmaelite (Gn 37:25-28; 39:1). See Ishmaelite.

Show passage in OET: GEN 37:25–28

OET-RV GEN 37:25

25 Then they sat down to eat, and a bit later when they looked up, look, there was a caravan of Yishmaelim (Ishmaelites) coming towards them. They had left Gilead carrying spices and balm and myrrh on their camels that they were going to take down to Mitsrayim (Egypt).

OET-RV GEN 37:26

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

OET-RV GEN 37:27

27 Let’s sell him to these Yishmaelim so we won’t be guilty of killing him. After all, he’s our brother—our own flesh and blood.” And his brothers agreed.

OET-RV GEN 37:28

28 So when the Midyanite traders came past, the brothers pulled Yosef up and lifted him out of the pit and sold him to the Yishmaelim for twenty pieces of silver. Then the traders took Yosef onwards with them to Mitsrayim.

OET-LV GEN 37:25

25 And_they _lived to_eat bread and_they _lifted _up eyes _of_their and_they _saw and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE a _caravan _of Yishmāˊ^ʼēlī was_coming from_Gilˊād and_camels _of_their were_carrying spice and_balm and_myrrh they_were_travelling to_take_them_down towards_Miʦrayim/(Egypt).

OET-LV GEN 37:26

26 And_ Yəhūdāh/(Judah) _he/it _said to brothers _of_his what is_the_profit that/for/because/then/when we _will _kill DOM brother _of_our and_we _will _conceal DOM blood _of_his.

OET-LV GEN 37:27

27 Come and_let_us _sell _him to_Yishmāˊ^ʼēlī and_hand _of_our not let _it _be in_him/it if/because brother _of_is_our flesh _of_our _own he and_ brothers _of_his _they _heard.

OET-LV GEN 37:28

28 And_ men Midyānite[s] traders _they _passed _by and_they _drew and_they _brought _up DOM Yōşēf from the_pit and_they _sold DOM Yōşēf to_Yishmāˊ^ʼēlī for_twenty silver and_they _brought DOM Yōşēf towards_Miʦrayim.

Show passage in OET: GEN 39:1

OET-RV GEN 39:1

39 Meanwhile, Yosef (Joseph) had been taken down to Mitsrayim (Egypt), and an Mitsri (Egyptian) man named Potifar had bought him from the Yishmaelim (Ishmaelites) who had taken him down there. Potifar was the chief of the guards for Par’oh (Pharaoh).

OET-LV GEN 39:1

39 And_Yōşēf/(Joseph) he _had _been _brought _down towards_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_he_bought _him Pōţīfar the _official _of Parˊoh the _commander _of the _bodyguards a _man an _from _Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim) from_the _hand _of the _Yishmāˊ^ʼēlī who they_had _brought _him _down to_(to).

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