And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
And Judah said to his brothers, 'What good will it do us if we kill our brother and hide the evidence of his murder?'
Judah is asking his brothers what they would actually gain from murdering Joseph and covering it up.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of Genesis, Joseph was the favored son of Jacob, which fueled jealousy among his older brothers due to his prophetic dreams that suggested he would one day rule over them. The brothers had already plotted to kill Joseph when they found him alone in the field, seeing him as a threat to their status. Judah, one of the brothers, spoke up in this verse to question the value of murder, proposing instead that they sell Joseph to avoid direct bloodshed and potentially gain some profit.
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