Pentecost Season · Proper 14 · Year A
Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28
Joseph Sold into Slavery
August 9, 2026
Overview & Insights
"They sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver, and they took Joseph to Egypt." (Genesis 37:28)
Jacob favors Joseph with a special robe, provoking his brothers' jealousy; when Joseph comes to them they plot against him, throw him into a pit, and sell him to traders bound for Egypt.
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Commentary
Working Preacher: Commentary on Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28 Working Preacher
Lutheran lectionary commentary on Joseph sold by his brothers for the semicontinuous track.
Enduring Word: Genesis 37 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole chapter.
StudyLight: Genesis 37 Commentaries StudyLight
Many complete commentaries on Genesis 37 gathered on one passage page.
BibleHub: Commentaries on Genesis 37:1 BibleHub
Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the start of the Joseph story.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: Genesis Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's scholarly introduction to Genesis and the ancestral stories.
BibleProject: Genesis 12-50 Overview BibleProject
Animated overview of the ancestral narratives, including the Joseph cycle.
Sefaria: Genesis 37 (Hebrew) Sefaria
Hebrew text with English and classical Jewish commentary on the chapter.
BibleHub: Genesis 37 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew-English interlinear for word-level study of the chapter.
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