Genesis 37:28

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37:28 So when the Midianite¹ merchants passed by, Joseph’s brothers pulled² him³ out of the cistern and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. The Ishmaelites⁴ then took Joseph to Egypt.

Exodus 21:32

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21:32 If the ox gores a male servant or a female servant, the owner⁵ must pay thirty shekels of silver,⁶ and the ox must be stoned.⁷

Matthew 26:15

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26:15 and said, “What will you give me to betray him into your hands?”⁸ So they set out thirty silver coins for him.

Mark 14:10-11

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The Plan to Betray Jesus

14:10 Then⁹ Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus into their hands.¹⁰ 14:11 When they heard this, they were delighted¹¹ and promised to give him money.¹² So¹³ Judas¹⁴ began looking for an opportunity to betray him.

Luke 22:3-6

Context

22:3 Then¹⁵ Satan¹⁶ entered Judas, the one called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve.¹⁷ 22:4 He went away and discussed with the chief priests and officers of the temple guard¹⁸ how he might¹⁹ betray Jesus,²⁰ handing him over to them.²¹ 22:5 They²² were delighted²³ and arranged to give him money.²⁴ 22:6 So²⁵ Judas²⁶ agreed and began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus²⁷ when no crowd was present.²⁸

[37:28] ¹sn On the close relationship between Ishmaelites (v. 25) and Midianites, see Judg 8:24.

[37:28] ²tn Heb “they drew and they lifted up.” The referent (Joseph’s brothers) has been specified in the translation for clarity; otherwise the reader might assume the Midianites had pulled Joseph from the cistern (but cf. NAB).

[37:28] ³tn Heb “Joseph” (both here and in the following clause); the proper name has been replaced both times by the pronoun “him” in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[37:28] ⁴tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Ishmaelites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:32] ⁵tn Heb “he”; the referent (the owner) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:32] ⁶sn A shekel was a unit for measure by means of a scale. Both the weight and the value of a shekel of silver are hard to determine. “Though there is no certainty, the shekel is said to weigh about 11,5 grams” (C. Houtman, Exodus, 3:181). Over four hundred years earlier, Joseph was sold into Egypt for 20 shekels. The free Israelite citizen was worth about 50 shekels (Lev 27:3f.).

[21:32] ⁷sn See further B. S. Jackson, “The Goring Ox Again [Ex. 21,28-36],” JJP 18 (1974): 55-94.

[26:15] ⁸tn Grk “What will you give to me, and I will betray him to you?”

[14:10] ⁹tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[14:10] ¹⁰tn Grk “betray him to them”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:11] ¹¹sn The leaders were delighted when Judas contacted them about betraying Jesus, because it gave them the opportunity they had been looking for, and they could later claim that Jesus had been betrayed by one of his own disciples.

[14:11] ¹²sn Matt 26:15 states the amount of money they gave Judas was thirty pieces of silver (see also Matt 27:3-4; Zech 11:12-13).

[14:11] ¹³tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.

[14:11] ¹⁴tn Grk “he”; the referent (Judas) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:3] ¹⁵tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[22:3] ¹⁶sn The cross is portrayed as part of the cosmic battle between Satan and God; see Luke 4:1-13; 11:14-23.

[22:3] ¹⁷tn Grk “Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.”

[22:4] ¹⁸tn The full title στρατηγὸς τοῦ ἱεροῦ (strathgo" tou Jierou; “officer of the temple” or “captain of the temple guard”) is sometimes shortened to στρατηγός as here (L&N 37.91).

[22:4] ¹⁹tn Luke uses this frequent indirect question to make his point (BDF §267.2).

[22:4] ²⁰tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:4] ²¹tn Grk “how he might hand him over to them,” in the sense of “betray him.”

[22:5] ²²tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[22:5] ²³sn The leaders were delighted when Judas contacted them about betraying Jesus, because it gave them the opportunity they had been looking for, and they could later claim that Jesus had been betrayed by one of his own disciples.

[22:5] ²⁴sn Matt 26:15 states the amount of money they gave Judas was thirty pieces of silver (see also Matt 27:3-4; Zech 11:12-13).

[22:6] ²⁵tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the arrangement worked out in the preceding verse.

[22:6] ²⁶tn Grk “he”; the referent (Judas) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:6] ²⁷tn Grk “betray him to them”; the referent of the first pronoun (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:6] ²⁸tn Grk “apart from the crowd.”