Genesis 42:19
If you are true men, let one of you be kept in prison, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;
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- Gen 40:3 : 3 And he put them in prison under the care of the captain of the army, in the same prison where Joseph himself was shut up.
- Gen 41:56 : 56 And everywhere on the earth they were short of food; then Joseph, opening all his store-houses, gave the people of Egypt grain for money; so great was the need of food in the land of Egypt.
- Gen 42:1-2 : 1 Now Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, said to his sons, Why are you looking at one another? 2 And he said, I have had news that there is grain in Egypt: go down there and get grain for us, so that life and not death may be ours.
- Gen 42:26 : 26 Then they put the bags of grain on their asses and went away.
- Gen 43:1-2 : 1 And when the grain which they had got in Egypt was all used up, their father said to them, Go again and get us a little food. 2 And Judah said to him, The man said to us with an oath, You are not to come before me again without your brother.
- Gen 45:23 : 23 And to his father he sent ten asses with good things from Egypt on their backs, and ten she-asses with grain and bread and food for his father on the journey.
- Isa 42:7 : 7 To give eyes to the blind, to make free the prisoners from the prison, to let out those who are shut up in the dark.
- Isa 42:22 : 22 But this is a people whose property has been taken away from them by force; they are all taken in holes, and shut up in prisons: they are made prisoners, and no one makes them free; they are taken by force and no one says, Give them back.
- Jer 37:15 : 15 And the rulers were angry with Jeremiah, and gave him blows and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.
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- Gen 42:31-355 verses84%
31And we said to him, We are true men, we have no evil designs;
32We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is dead, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.
33And the ruler of the land said, In this way I may be certain that you are true men; let one of you be kept here with me, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;
34And come back to me with your youngest brother: then I will be certain that you are true men, and I will give your brother back to you and let you do trade in the land.
35And when they took the grain out of their bags, it was seen that every man's parcel of money was in his bag; and when they and their father saw the money, they were full of fear.
- Gen 42:13-186 verses84%
13Then they said, We your servants are twelve brothers, sons of one man in the land of Canaan; the youngest of us is now with our father, and one is dead.
14And Joseph said, It is as I said; you have come with some secret purpose;
15But in this way will you be put to the test: by the life of Pharaoh, you will not go away from this place till your youngest brother comes here.
16Send one of your number to get your brother, and the rest of you will be kept in prison, so that your words may be tested to see if you are true; if not, by the life of Pharaoh, your purpose is certainly secret.
17So he put them in prison for three days.
18And on the third day Joseph said to them, Do this, if you would keep your lives: for I am a god-fearing man:
- Gen 42:20-212 verses83%
20And come back to me with your youngest brother, so that your words may be seen to be true, and you will not be put to death. This is what you are to do.
21And they said to one another, Truly, we did wrong to our brother, for we saw his grief of mind, and we did not give ear to his prayers; that is why this trouble has come on us.
- Gen 42:2-32 verses75%
2And he said, I have had news that there is grain in Egypt: go down there and get grain for us, so that life and not death may be ours.
3So Joseph's ten brothers went down to get grain from Egypt.
- Gen 43:17-182 verses75%
17Now the men were full of fear because they had been taken into Joseph's house and they said, It is because of the money which was put back in our bags the first time; he is looking for something against us, so that he may come down on us and take us and our asses for his use.
18So they went up to Joseph's chief servant at the door of the house,
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25Then Joseph gave orders for their bags to be made full of grain, and for every man's money to be put back into his bag, and for food to be given them for the journey: which was done.
- Gen 43:2-54 verses75%
2And Judah said to him, The man said to us with an oath, You are not to come before me again without your brother.
3If you will let our brother go with us, we will go down and get food:
4But if you will not send him, we will not go down: for the man said to us, You are not to come before me if your brother is not with you.
5And Israel said, Why were you so cruel to me as to say to him that you had a brother?
- Gen 44:1-22 verses75%
1Then he gave orders to the servant who was over his house, saying, Put as much food into the men's bags as will go into them, and put every man's money in the mouth of his bag;
2And put my cup, my silver cup, in the youngest one's bag, with his money. So he did as Joseph said.
- Gen 42:10-112 verses74%
10And they said to him, Not so, my lord: your servants have come with money to get food.
11We are all one man's sons, we are true men; we have not come with any secret purpose.
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17And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Put your goods on your beasts and go back to the land of Canaan;
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23But you said to your servants, If your youngest brother does not come with you, you will not see my face again.
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7Then Judah said to Israel, his father, Send the boy with me, and let us be up and going, so that we and you and our little ones may not come to destruction.
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15And Joseph said, What is this thing which you have done? had you no thought that such a man as I would have power to see what is secret?
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4Then Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me. And they came near, And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sent into Egypt.
- Gen 43:13-142 verses72%
13And may God, the Ruler of all, give you mercy before the man, so that he may give you back your other brother and Benjamin. If my children are to be taken from me; there is no help for it.
14So they took what their father said for the man, and twice as much money in their hands, and Benjamin, and went on their journey to Egypt, and came before Joseph.
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11And there I will take care of you, so that you and your family may not be in need, for there are still five bad years to come.
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3And he put them in prison under the care of the captain of the army, in the same prison where Joseph himself was shut up.
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5And the sons of Israel came with all the others to get grain: for they were very short of food in the land of Canaan.
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55And when all the land of Egypt was in need of food, the people came crying to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to the people, Go to Joseph, and whatever he says to you, do it.
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7And when Joseph saw his brothers, it was clear to him who they were, but he made himself strange to them, and talking roughly to them, said, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to get food.
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8See, the money which was in the mouth of our bags we gave back to you when we came again from Canaan: how then might we take silver or gold from your lord's house?
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10And he said, Let it be as you say: he in whose bag it is seen will become my servant; and you will not be responsible.
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17You are to say to Joseph, Let the wrongdoing of your brothers be overlooked, and the evil they did to you: now, if it is your pleasure, let the sin of the servants of your father's God have forgiveness. And at these words, Joseph was overcome with weeping.