Genesis 43:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the servant did as Joseph said, and took the men into Joseph's house.

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  • Gen 44:1 : 1 Then 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;
  • Gen 43:19 : 19 And said, O my lord, we only came down the first time to get food;
  • Gen 44:4 : 4 And when they had gone only a little way out of the town, Joseph said to the servant who was over his house, Go after them; and when you overtake them, say to them, Why have you done evil in reward for good?
  • 1 Sam 25:11 : 11 Am I to take my bread and my wine and the meat I have got ready for my wool-cutters and give it to men coming from I have no idea where?
  • Prov 9:2 : 2 She has put her fat beasts to death; her wine is mixed, her table is ready.
  • Gen 15:2 : 2 And Abram said, What will you give me? for I have no child and this Eliezer of Damascus will have all my wealth after me.
  • Gen 21:8 : 8 And when the child was old enough to be taken from the breast, Abraham made a great feast.
  • Gen 24:2-9 : 2 And Abraham said to his chief servant, the manager of all his property, Come now, put your hand under my leg: 3 And take an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living; 4 But that you will go into my country and to my relations and get a wife there for my son Isaac. 5 And the servant said, If by chance the woman will not come with me into this land, am I to take your son back again to the land from which you came? 6 And Abraham said, Take care that you do not let my son go back to that land. 7 The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and made an oath to me, saying, To your seed I will give this land: he will send his angel before you and give you a wife for my son in that land. 8 And if the woman will not come with you, then you are free from this oath; only do not take my son back there. 9 And the servant put his hand under Abraham's leg, and gave him his oath about this thing. 10 And the servant took ten of his master's camels, and all sorts of good things of his master's, and went to Mesopotamia, to the town of Nahor.
  • Gen 26:30 : 30 Then he made a feast for them, and they all had food and drink.
  • Gen 31:54 : 54 And Jacob made an offering on the mountain, and gave orders to his people to take food: so they had a meal and took their rest that night on the mountain.
  • Gen 39:4-5 : 4 And having a high opinion of Joseph as his servant, he made him the overseer of his house and gave him control over all he had. 5 And from the time when he made him overseer and gave him control of all his property, the blessing of the Lord was with the Egyptian, because of Joseph; the blessing of the Lord was on all he had, in the house and in the field.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 43:17-19
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    84%

    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,

    19And said, O my lord, we only came down the first time to get food;

  • Gen 43:14-15
    2 verses
    82%

    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.

    15And 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 43:24-26
    3 verses
    81%

    24And they got ready the things for Joseph before he came in the middle of the day: for word was given to them that they were to have a meal there.

    25And when Joseph came in, they gave him the things which they had for him, and went down to the earth before him.

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

  • Gen 44:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    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 43:31
    73%

    31And they put a meal ready for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who were with him by themselves; because the Egyptians may not take food with the Hebrews, for that would make them unclean.

  • Gen 47:12
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    12And 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 45:17
    72%

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

  • Gen 44:15
    72%

    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?

  • Gen 42:25
    72%

    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 43:33
    71%

    33And Joseph sent food to them from his table, but he sent five times as much to Benjamin as to any of the others. And they took wine freely with him.

  • Gen 44:21
    71%

    21And you said to your servants, Let him come down to me with you, so that I may see him.

  • Gen 26:30
    71%

    30Then he made a feast for them, and they all had food and drink.

  • Gen 45:12
    71%

    12Now truly, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth which says these things to you.

  • Gen 43:29
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    29Then Joseph's heart went out to his brother, and he went quickly into his room, for he was overcome with weeping.

  • Gen 42:4
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    4But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with them, for fear, as he said, that some evil might come to him.

  • Gen 46:31
    71%

    31And 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;

  • Gen 44:4
    71%

    4And when they had gone only a little way out of the town, Joseph said to the servant who was over his house, Go after them; and when you overtake them, say to them, Why have you done evil in reward for good?

  • Gen 43:2
    71%

    2And Judah said to him, The man said to us with an oath, You are not to come before me again without your brother.