Genesis 37:26
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And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?
In other translations
And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063אֶל־'el-toH413אֶחָיו'echavbrothers hisH251מַה־mah-what?H4100בֶּצַעbetza'[is the] profitH1215כִּיkiifH3588נַהֲרֹגnaharogwe will killH2026אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אָחִינוּ'achinubrother ourH251וְכִסִּינוּvekhisinuand we will concealH3680אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853דָּמוֹ׃damoblood hisH1818
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Related verses
- Genesis 37:20Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.“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 4:10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.“What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.
- Ezekiel 24:7For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;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.
- Job 16:18O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry for help never be laid to rest.
- Romans 6:21What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.
- Matthew 16:26For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?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?
- Jeremiah 41:8But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren.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.
- Psalm 30:9What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?“What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?
- Deuteronomy 17:8If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the Lord thy God shall choose;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.
- Genesis 25:32And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?“Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”
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