Genesis 43:21

American Standard Version (1901)

and 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.

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  • Gen 43:12 : 12 and 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 43:15 : 15 And 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.
  • Rom 12:17 : 17 Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men.
  • Rom 13:8 : 8 Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.
  • Heb 13:5 : 5 Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.
  • Heb 13:18 : 18 Pray for us: for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.
  • 1 Pet 2:12 : 12 having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
  • 1 Pet 3:16 : 16 having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.
  • Gen 42:27-35 : 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. 28 And 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? 29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that had befallen them, saying, 30 The man, the lord of the land, spake roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country. 31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies: 32 we are twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan. 33 And 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; 34 and 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. 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 43:22-24
    3 verses
    89%

    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.

  • Gen 42:25-29
    5 verses
    82%

    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.

    26And they laded their asses with their grain, and departed thence.

    27And 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.

    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 44:7-9
    3 verses
    82%

    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?

    9With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.

  • Gen 43:17-20
    4 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,

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

  • Gen 43:12-13
    2 verses
    80%

    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:

    13take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:

  • Gen 42:33-35
    3 verses
    79%

    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.

    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 44:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    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 44:11
    75%

    11Then they hasted, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

  • Gen 43:15
    74%

    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 43:7
    73%

    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 44:24-26
    3 verses
    72%

    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 47:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    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 43:2-4
    3 verses
    71%

    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 47:18
    71%

    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:

  • Gen 43:10
    70%

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

  • Gen 31:15-16
    2 verses
    70%

    15Are we not accounted by him as foreigners? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our money.

    16For all the riches which God hath taken away from our father, that is ours and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.

  • Gen 42:21
    70%

    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 42:31
    68%

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

  • Gen 42:10
    68%

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

  • Gen 46:32
    68%

    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.