Genesis 42:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And 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.

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  • Hos 5:15 : 15 I will go back to my place till they are made waste; in their trouble they will go after me early and will make search for me.
  • Gen 37:23-28 : 23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they took off his long coat which he had on; 24 And they took him and put him in the hole: now the hole had no water in it. 25 Then seating themselves, they took their meal: and looking up, they saw a travelling band of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead on their way to Egypt, with spices and perfumes on their camels. 26 And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is there in putting our brother to death and covering up his blood? 27 Let us give him to these Ishmaelites for a price, and let us not put violent hands on him, for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers gave ear to him. 28 And some traders from Midian went by; so pulling Joseph up out of the hole, they gave him to the Ishmaelites for twenty bits of silver, and they took him to Egypt.
  • Job 36:8-9 : 8 And if they have been prisoned in chains, and taken in cords of trouble, 9 Then he makes clear to them what they have done, even their evil works in which they have taken pride.
  • Prov 1:27-28 : 27 When your fear comes on you like a storm, and your trouble like a rushing wind; when pain and sorrow come on you. 28 Then I will give no answer to their cries; searching for me early, they will not see me:
  • Prov 21:13 : 13 He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.
  • Prov 24:11-12 : 11 Be the saviour of those who are given up to death, and do not keep back help from those who are slipping to destruction. 12 If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work?
  • Prov 28:17 : 17 One who has been the cause of a man's death will go in flight to the underworld: let no man give him help.
  • Jer 2:17 : 17 Has not this come on you because you have given up the Lord your God, who was your guide by the way?
  • Jer 2:19 : 19 The evil you yourselves have done will be your punishment, your errors will be your judge: be certain then, and see that it is an evil and a bitter thing to give up the Lord your God, and no longer to be moved by fear of me, says the Lord, the Lord of armies.
  • Jer 4:18 : 18 Your ways and your doings have made these things come on you; this is your sin; truly it is bitter, going deep into your heart.
  • Jer 34:17 : 17 And so the Lord has said, You have not given ear to me and undertaken publicly, every man to let loose his countryman and his neighbour: see, I undertake to let loose against you the sword and disease and need of food; and I will send you wandering among all the kingdoms of the earth.
  • Gen 41:9 : 9 Then the chief wine-servant said to Pharaoh, The memory of my sin comes back to me now;
  • Num 32:23 : 23 But if you do not do this, then you are sinners against the Lord; and you may be certain that your sin will have its reward.
  • Judg 1:7 : 7 And Adoni-zedek said, Seventy kings, whose thumbs and great toes had been cut off, got broken meat under my table: as I have done, so has God done to me in full. And they took him to Jerusalem, and he came to his end there.
  • 2 Sam 12:13 : 13 And David said to Nathan, Great is my sin against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, The Lord has put away your sin; death will not come on you.
  • 1 Kgs 17:18 : 18 And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with you, O man of God? have you come to put God in mind of my sin, and to put my son to death?
  • Job 33:27-28 : 27 He makes a song, saying, I did wrong, turning from the straight way, but he did not give me the reward of my sin. 28 He kept my soul from the underworld, and my life sees the light in full measure.
  • Job 34:31-32 : 31 ... 32 ...
  • Matt 7:2 : 2 For as you have been judging, so you will be judged, and with your measure will it be measured to you.
  • Matt 27:3-4 : 3 Then Judas, who was false to him, seeing that he was to be put to death, in his regret took back the thirty bits of silver to the chief priests and those in authority, 4 Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business.
  • Mark 9:43-45 : 43 And if your hand is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off; it is better for you to go into life with one hand than to have two hands and go into hell, into the eternal fire. 44 [] 45 And if your foot is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off: it is better for you to go into life with one foot than to have two feet and go into hell.
  • Mark 9:48 : 48 Where their worm is ever living and the fire is not put out.
  • Luke 16:28 : 28 For I have five brothers; and let him give them an account of these things, so that they may not come to this place of pain.
  • Acts 19:18 : 18 And a number of those who had faith came and made a public statement of their sins and all their acts.
  • Jas 2:13 : 13 For the man who has had no mercy will be judged without mercy, but mercy takes pride in overcoming judging.
  • 1 John 1:9 : 9 If we say openly that we have done wrong, he is upright and true to his word, giving us forgiveness of sins and making us clean from all evil.

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    22 And Reuben said to them, Did I not say to you, Do the child no wrong? but you gave no attention; so now, punishment has come on us for his blood.

    23 They were not conscious that the sense of their words was clear to Joseph, for he had been talking to them through one who had knowledge of their language.

    24 And turning away from them, he was overcome with weeping; then he went on talking to them again and took Simeon and put chains on him before their eyes.

  • Gen 42:19-20
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    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;

    20 And 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.

  • Gen 43:6-7
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    6 And they said, The man put a number of questions to us about ourselves and our family, saying, Is your father still living? have you another brother? And we had to give him answers; how were we to have any idea that he would say, Come back with your brother?

    7 Then 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.

  • Gen 37:26-27
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    26 And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is there in putting our brother to death and covering up his blood?

    27 Let us give him to these Ishmaelites for a price, and let us not put violent hands on him, for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers gave ear to him.

  • Gen 50:17-18
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    17 You 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.

    18 Then his brothers went, and falling at his feet, said, Truly, we are your servants.

  • Gen 42:28-29
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    28 And he said to his brothers, My money has been given back: it is in my bag; then their hearts became full of fear, and turning to one another they said, What is this which God has done to us?

    29 So when they came to Jacob their father, in the land of Canaan, they gave him an account of all their experiences, saying,

  • Gen 50:15
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    15 Now after the death of their father, Joseph's brothers said to themselves, It may be that Joseph's heart will be turned against us, and he will give us punishment for all the evil which we did to him.

  • Gen 42:12-14
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    12 And he said to them, No, but you have come to see how poor the land is.

    13 Then 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.

    14 And Joseph said, It is as I said; you have come with some secret purpose;

  • Gen 42:31-36
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    31 And we said to him, We are true men, we have no evil designs;

    32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is dead, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.

    33 And 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;

    34 And 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.

    35 And 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.

    36 And Jacob their father said to them, You have taken my children from me: Joseph is gone and Simeon is gone, and now you would take Benjamin away; all these things have come on me.

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    4 Then 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 44:26
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  • Gen 43:3
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    3 If you will let our brother go with us, we will go down and get food:

  • Gen 44:7-8
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    7 And they said to him, Why does my lord say such words as these? far be it from your servants to do such a thing:

    8 See, 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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    20 Let us now put him to death and put his body into one of these holes, and we will say, An evil beast has put him to death: then we will see what becomes of his dreams.

  • Gen 44:22-23
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    22 And we said to my lord, His father will not let him go; for if he went away his father would come to his death.

    23 But you said to your servants, If your youngest brother does not come with you, you will not see my face again.

  • Gen 44:32
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    32 For I made myself responsible for the boy to my father, saying, If I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.

  • Gen 44:16
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    16 And Judah said, What are we to say to my lord? how may we put ourselves right in his eyes? God has made clear the sin of your servants: now we are in your hands, we and the man in whose bag your cup was seen.

  • Matt 27:4
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    4 Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business.

  • Gen 43:22
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    22 Then the servant said, Peace be with you: have no fear: your God, even the God of your father, has put wealth in your bags for you: I had your money. Then he let Simeon come out to them.