Genesis 42:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now Joseph was ruler over all the land, and it was he who gave out the grain to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brothers came before him and went down on their faces to the earth.

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  • Gen 18:2 : 2 And lifting up his eyes, he saw three men before him; and seeing them, he went quickly to them from the door of the tent, and went down on his face to the earth;
  • Gen 19:1 : 1 And at nightfall the two angels came to Sodom; and Lot was seated at the way into the town: and when he saw them he got up and came before them, falling down on his face to the earth.
  • Gen 37:7-9 : 7 We were in the field, getting the grain stems together, and my grain kept upright, and yours came round and went down on the earth before mine. 8 And his brothers said to him, Are you to be our king? will you have authority over us? And because of his dream and his words, their hate for him became greater than ever. 9 Then he had another dream, and gave his brothers an account of it, saying, I have had another dream: the sun and the moon and eleven stars gave honour to me. 10 And he gave word of it to his father and his brothers; but his father protesting said, What sort of a dream is this? am I and your mother and your brothers to go down on our faces to the earth before you?
  • Gen 41:40-41 : 40 You, then, are to be over my house, and all my people will be ruled by your word: only as king will I be greater than you. 41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have put you over all the land of Egypt.
  • Gen 41:55-56 : 55 And 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. 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 44:14 : 14 So Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house; and he was still there: and they went down on their faces before him.
  • Gen 45:8 : 8 So now it was not you who sent me here, but God: and he has made me as a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
  • Gen 45:26 : 26 And they said to him, Joseph is living, and is ruler over all the land of Egypt. And at this word Jacob was quite overcome, for he had no faith in it.
  • Ps 105:16-21 : 16 And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread. 17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price: 18 His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands; 19 Till the time when his word came true; he was tested by the word of the Lord. 20 The king sent men to take off his chains; even the ruler of the people, who let him go free. 21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler over everything he had;
  • Acts 7:10 : 10 And made him free from all his troubles, and gave him wisdom and the approval of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his house.
  • Rev 3:9 : 9 See, I will make those of the Synagogue of Satan who say they are Jews, and are not, but say what is false; I will make them come and give worship before your feet, and see my love for you.

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  • Gen 42:5
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    5 And the sons of Israel came with all the others to get grain: for they were very short of food in the land of Canaan.

  • Gen 42:7-8
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    7 And 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.

    8 Now though Joseph saw that these were his brothers, they had no idea who he was.

  • Gen 43:26
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    26 And he said, How are you? is your father well, the old man of whom you were talking to me? is he still living?

  • Gen 50:18
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    18 Then his brothers went, and falling at his feet, said, Truly, we are your servants.

  • Gen 42:2-3
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    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.

    3 So Joseph's ten brothers went down to get grain from Egypt.

  • Gen 44:14
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    14 So Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house; and he was still there: and they went down on their faces before him.

  • Gen 48:12
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    12 Then Joseph took them from between his knees, and went down on his face to the earth.

  • Gen 45:4
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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 41:55-57
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    55 And 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.

    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.

    57 And all lands sent to Egypt, to Joseph, to get grain, for the need was great over all the earth.

  • Gen 41:43
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    43 And he made him take his seat in the second of his carriages; and they went before him crying, Make way! So he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

  • Gen 39:1
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    1 Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar the Egyptian, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house, got him for a price from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

  • Gen 47:20
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    20 So Joseph got all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh; for every Egyptian gave up his land in exchange for food, because of their great need; so all the land became Pharaoh's.

  • Gen 47:1
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    1 Then Joseph went to Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brothers with their flocks and their herds and all they have, are come from Canaan, and are now in the land of Goshen.

  • Gen 45:8-9
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    8 So now it was not you who sent me here, but God: and he has made me as a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

    9 Now go quickly to my father, and say to him, Your son Joseph says, God has made me ruler over all the land of Egypt: come down to me straight away:

  • Gen 47:12
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    12 And Joseph took care of his father and his brothers and all his father's people, giving them food for the needs of their families.

  • Gen 47:5
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    5 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Let them have the land of Goshen; and if there are any able men among them, put them over my cattle.

  • Gen 46:31
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    31 And Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's people, I will go and give the news to Pharaoh, and say to him, My brothers and my father's people, from the land of Canaan, have come to me;

  • Ps 105:17
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    17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:

  • Gen 45:16-17
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    16 And news of these things went through Pharaoh's house, and it was said that Joseph's brothers were come; and it seemed good to Pharaoh and his servants.

    17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Put your goods on your beasts and go back to the land of Canaan;

  • Gen 47:23
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    23 Then Joseph said to the people, I have made you and your land this day the property of Pharaoh; here is seed for you to put in your fields.

  • Gen 42:10
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    10 And they said to him, Not so, my lord: your servants have come with money to get food.

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    36 And in Egypt the men of Midian gave him for a price to Potiphar, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house.

  • Gen 41:46
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    46 Now Joseph was thirty years old when he came before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from before the face of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt.

  • Gen 41:41
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    41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have put you over all the land of Egypt.

  • Gen 47:14
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    14 And all the money in Egypt and in the land of Canaan which had been given for grain, came into the hands of Joseph: and he put it in Pharaoh's house.

  • Gen 43:15
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    15 And when Joseph saw Benjamin, he said to his chief servant, Take these men into my house, and make ready a meal, for they will take food with me in the middle of the day.

  • Gen 45:1
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    1 Then Joseph, unable to keep back his feelings before those who were with him, gave orders for everyone to be sent away, and no one was present when he made clear to his brothers who he was.