Then Midianite traders passed by; and they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver; and they took Joseph to Egypt.
Exodus 21:16 - Revised Standard Version “Whoever steals a man, whether he sells him or is found in possession of him, shall be put to death. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Whoever kidnaps a man, whether he sells him or is found with him in his possession, shall surely be put to death. American Standard Version (1901) And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death. Common English Bible Anyone who kidnaps a person, whether they have been sold or are still being held, should be put to death. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever will have stolen a man and sold him, having been convicted of the crime, shall be put to death. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that shall steal a man, and sell him, being convicted of guilt, shall be put to death. |
Then Midianite traders passed by; and they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver; and they took Joseph to Egypt.
For I was indeed stolen out of the land of the Hebrews; and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.”
but if the sun has risen upon him, there shall be bloodguilt for him.
“If a man is found stealing one of his brethren, the people of Israel, and if he treats him as a slave or sells him, then that thief shall die; so you shall purge the evil from the midst of you.
immoral persons, sodomites, kidnapers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,
cargo of gold, silver, jewels and pearls, fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet, all kinds of scented wood, all articles of ivory, all articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble,