Genesis 42:7

American Standard Version (1901)

And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly with them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

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  • Gen 42:30 : 30 The man, the lord of the land, spake roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.
  • Matt 15:23-26 : 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 24 But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 But she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26 And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.
  • Gen 42:9-9 : 9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. 10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. 11 We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies. 12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
  • Gen 42:14-17 : 14 And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies: 15 hereby ye shall be proved: by the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. 16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies. 17 And he put them all together into ward three days.
  • Gen 42:19-20 : 19 if ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in your prison-house; but go ye, carry grain for the famine of your houses: 20 and bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 42:8-10
    3 verses
    88%

    8And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

    9And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

    10And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

  • Gen 42:5-6
    2 verses
    82%

    5And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

    6And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves to him with their faces to the earth.

  • Gen 45:3-4
    2 verses
    80%

    3And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.

    4And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.

  • Gen 42:1-3
    3 verses
    80%

    1Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?

    2And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

    3And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy grain from Egypt.

  • Gen 42:12-14
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    78%

    12And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

    13And they said, We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

    14And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:

  • Gen 42:23
    77%

    23And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them.

  • Gen 37:16-18
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    77%

    16And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding [the flock] .

    17And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

    18And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

  • Gen 46:31
    77%

    31And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and tell Pharaoh, and will say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;

  • Gen 43:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

    7And they said, The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye [another] brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we in any wise know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

  • Gen 47:1
    77%

    1Then Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.

  • Gen 44:14-15
    2 verses
    77%

    14And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; and he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

    15And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? know ye not that such a man as I can indeed divine?

  • Acts 7:13
    76%

    13And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's race became manifest unto Pharaoh.

  • Gen 42:29
    76%

    29And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that had befallen them, saying,

  • Gen 45:17
    76%

    17And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;

  • Gen 43:2
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    2And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.

  • Gen 45:1
    76%

    1Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.

  • Gen 42:33-34
    2 verses
    76%

    33And the man, the lord of the land, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men: leave one of your brethren with me, and take [grain for] the famine of your houses, and go your way;

    34and bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffic in the land.

  • Gen 47:5
    75%

    5And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:

  • Gen 43:20
    75%

    20and said, Oh, my lord, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

  • Gen 37:27
    74%

    27Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brethren hearkened unto him.

  • Gen 37:12
    74%

    12And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.