18 Well, they caught sight of him from a distance, and before he could get close by them they began plotting cunningly against him to put him to death.+

28 Now men, Midʹi·an·ite merchants,+ went passing by. Hence they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the waterpit+ and then sold Joseph to the Ishʹma·el·ites for twenty silver pieces.+ Eventually these brought Joseph into Egypt.

17 ‘This is what YOU are to say to Joseph: “I beseech you, pardon,+ please, the revolt of your brothers and their sin in that they have rendered evil to you.”’+ And now pardon, please, the revolt of the servants of your father’s God.”+ And Joseph burst into tears when they spoke to him.

9 And the family heads became jealous+ of Joseph and sold him into Egypt.+ But God was with him,+