Mechiras Yosef and Its Lasting Impact

37:20 “ועתה לכו ונהרגהו ונשלכהו באחד הבורות ואמרנו חיה רעה אכלתהו, ונראה מה יהיו חלומותיו”

“And now, come and let us kill him, and throw him into one of the pits; and we will say, ‘A wild beast devoured him.’ Then we will see what will become of his dreams.” Chazal tell us that undoubtedly the Shevatim were great and holy people. How are we to understand this Posuk, that they were literally prepared to kill Yosef, and that they sold him? Chazal tell us that until this very day, we are still feeling the negative effects of Mechiras Yosef, the selling of Yosef. The following Divrei Torah will expound on this topic, and support the P’shat offered in the closing paragraph.