Psalms 105:17

He sent a man ahead of them ¹  – Joseph was sold as a servant.

and he sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave.

He sent a man before them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them––Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

But he sent a man on ahead: Joseph, sold as a slave.

He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:

he had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

He sent a man before them––Joseph–– who was sold as a slave.

He sent a man ahead of them ¹  – Joseph was sold as a servant.

¹ tn After the reference to the famine in v. 16, v. 17 flashes back to events that preceded the famine (see Gen 37).