Genesis 37:27

Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data

"Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content."

Word-by-Word Analysis

בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

1971 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
and

שָׁאַר

shâʼar

H7604

properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant

1511 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
us

מָכַר

mâkar

H4376

to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)

35 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
him to the

יִשְׁמָעֵאלִי

Yishmâʻêʼlîy

H3459

a Jishmaelite or descendant of Jishmael

4 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
and

שָׁאַר

shâʼar

H7604

properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant

1511 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
not our

יָד

yâd

H3027

a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

1468 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
be upon him for he is our

אָח

ʼâch

H251

a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))

402 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
and our

בָּשָׂר

bâsâr

H1320

flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman

420 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
And his

אָח

ʼâch

H251

a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))

564 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
were

יָאַל

yâʼal

H2974

properly, to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition

16 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →

Key Terms in This Verse

Ishmeelites H3459

יִשְׁמָעֵאלִי Yishmâʻêʼlîy

a Jishmaelite or descendant of Jishmael

Study H3459 →
content H2974

יָאַל yâʼal

properly, to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition

Study H2974 →
sell H4376

מָכַר mâkar

to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)

Study H4376 →
brother H251

אָח ʼâch

a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))

Study H251 →
flesh H1320

בָּשָׂר bâsâr

flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman

Study H1320 →
brethren H251

אָח ʼâch

a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))

Study H251 →
hand H3027

יָד yâd

a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

Study H3027 →
let H7604

שָׁאַר shâʼar

properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant

Study H7604 →
let H7604

שָׁאַר shâʼar

properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant

Study H7604 →
Come H935

בּוֹא bôwʼ

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

Study H935 →

Cross References

Genesis 42:21 cross-reference

And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

Matthew 16:26 cross-reference

For 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?

1 Samuel 18:17 cross-reference

And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD’s battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let t...

Genesis 29:14 cross-reference

And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.

2 Samuel 12:9 cross-reference

Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with th...

Nehemiah 5:8 cross-reference

And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they the...

Exodus 21:21 cross-reference

Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.

1 Timothy 1:10 cross-reference

For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

Matthew 26:15 cross-reference

And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

Revelation 18:13 cross-reference

And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.

Genesis 37:22 cross-reference

And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

Exodus 21:16 cross-reference

And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

Related Passages

Welcome to LOGOS Study

Your complete Bible study toolkit