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lay our hands on him

"hurt him"

he is our brother, our flesh

These phrases mean basically the same thing. Judah emphasizes the family relationship between Joseph and the other brothers. AT: "he is our blood relative" or "he is our very own brother" (see: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet).

His brothers listened to him

"Judah's brothers listened to him" or "Judah's brothers agreed with him"

Midianite...Ishmaelites

Both names refer to the same group of traders that Joseph's brothers meet.

for twenty pieces of silver

"for the price of twenty pieces of silver"

carried Joseph into

"brought Joseph to"