Psalms 105:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.”
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BSBPD
“He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant:”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“He hath sent before them a man, For a servant hath Joseph been sold.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 105:17 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 37:27Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed.
- Genesis 37:28So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
- Genesis 37:36Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
- Genesis 39:1Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
- Genesis 45:4Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!
- Genesis 45:5And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.
- Genesis 45:7God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
- Genesis 50:20As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.
- Acts 7:9Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
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