Genesis 43:20

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 42:3 : 3 And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy grain from Egypt.
  • Gen 42:10 : 10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
  • Gen 42:27 : 27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the lodging-place, he espied his money; and, behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.
  • Gen 42:35 : 35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.
  • Gen 43:3 : 3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
  • Gen 43:7 : 7 And 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?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 42:10
    83%

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

  • Gen 43:21-26
    6 verses
    82%

    21and it came to pass, when we came to the lodging-place, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.

    22And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food: we know not who put our money in our sacks.

    23And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.

    24And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.

    25And they made ready the present against Joseph's coming at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.

    26And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed down themselves to him to the earth.

  • Gen 43:17-19
    3 verses
    81%

    17And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men to Joseph's house.

    18And the men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

    19And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they spake unto him at the door of the house,

  • Gen 43:1-4
    4 verses
    80%

    1And the famine was sore in the land.

    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.

    3And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

    4If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

  • Gen 44:23-26
    4 verses
    78%

    23And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

    24And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

    25And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food.

    26And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down; for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.

  • Gen 42:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    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 44:7-8
    2 verses
    77%

    7And they said unto him, Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing.

    8Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?

  • Gen 43:7
    76%

    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 43:15
    76%

    15And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

  • Gen 42:5-7
    3 verses
    75%

    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.

    7And 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.

  • Gen 47:18-19
    2 verses
    75%

    18And when that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide from my lord, how that our money is all spent; and the herds of cattle are my lord's; there is nought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:

    19wherefore should we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the land be not desolate.

  • Gen 44:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.

    2And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his grain money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

  • Gen 42:33
    74%

    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;

  • Gen 42:25
    73%

    25Then Joseph commanded to fill their vessels with grain, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provisions for the way: and thus was it done unto them.

  • Gen 47:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.

    15And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for [our] money faileth.

  • Gen 43:10
    72%

    10for except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time.

  • Gen 42:35
    72%

    35And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.

  • Gen 50:18
    72%

    18And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we are thy servants.

  • Gen 42:28-29
    2 verses
    72%

    28And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they turned trembling one to another, saying, What is this that God hath done unto us?

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

  • Gen 43:12
    72%

    12and take double money in your hand; and the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks carry again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:

  • Gen 42:31
    72%

    31And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:

  • Gen 47:4
    72%

    4And they said unto Pharaoh, To sojourn in the land are we come; for there is no pasture for thy servants' flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

  • Gen 46:32
    71%

    32and the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

  • Gen 42:21
    71%

    21And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

  • Gen 44:14
    71%

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