KJV ORIGINAL
And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And Judah said to his brothers, 'What good will it do us if we kill our brother and hide the evidence of his murder?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Judah is asking his brothers what they would actually gain from murdering Joseph and covering it up.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the famous story of Joseph and his coat of many colors, when his jealous brothers had thrown him into a pit and were debating what to do with him. Judah, one of the twelve sons of Jacob, was trying to find an alternative to killing Joseph, though his motives were more practical than moral. At this point in the narrative, a caravan of merchants was approaching, which would soon provide Judah with his proposed solution.
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