“I said to them, “We, after our ability, have redeemed our brothers the Jews that were sold to the nations; and would you even sell your brothers, and should they be sold to us?” Then they held their peace, and found not a word to say.”

Reading this verse in context

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Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.