25 They sat down to eat a meal,(A) and when they looked up, there was a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead.(B) Their camels were carrying aromatic gum, balsam, and resin, going down to Egypt.(C)

26 Judah said to his brothers, “What do we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? 27 Come on, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him, for he is our brother, our own flesh,” and his brothers agreed.

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