Genesis 37:27
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Come, 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.

Young's Literal Translation
Come, and we sell him to the Ishmaelites, and our hands are not on him, for he [is] our brother—our flesh;’ and his brethren hearken.

King James Bible
Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he [is] our brother [and] our flesh. And his brethren were content.

Hebrew
Come,
לְכ֞וּ (lə·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

let us sell
וְנִמְכְּרֶ֣נּוּ (wə·nim·kə·ren·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4376: To sell

him to the Ishmaelites
לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗ים (lay·yiš·mə·‘ê·lîm)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3459: Ishmaelites -- descendant of Ishmael

and not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

lay
תְּהִי־ (tə·hî-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a hand on him;
וְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ (wə·yā·ḏê·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 3027: A hand

for
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

he
ה֑וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

is our brother,
אָחִ֥ינוּ (’ā·ḥî·nū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 251: A brother, )

our own flesh.”
בְשָׂרֵ֖נוּ (ḇə·śā·rê·nū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man

And they
אֶחָֽיו׃ (’e·ḥāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

agreed.
וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ (way·yiš·mə·‘ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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