Genesis 43:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So they went up to Joseph's chief servant at the door of the house,

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  • Gen 42:35 : 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.
  • Deut 22:14 : 14 And says evil things about her and gives her a bad name, saying, I took this woman, and when I had connection with her it was clear to me that she was not a virgin:
  • Deut 22:17 : 17 And now he has put shame on her, saying that she is not a virgin; but here is the sign that she is a virgin. Then they are to put her clothing before the responsible men of the town.
  • Judg 13:22 : 22 And Manoah said to his wife, Death will certainly be our fate, for it is a god whom we have seen.
  • Judg 14:4 : 4 Now his father and mother had no knowledge that this was the purpose of the Lord, who had the destruction of the Philistines in mind. Now the Philistines at that time were ruling over Israel.
  • Job 15:21 : 21 A sound of fear is in his ears; in time of peace destruction will come on him:
  • Job 30:14 : 14 As through a wide broken place in the wall they come on, I am overturned by the shock of their attack.
  • Ps 53:5 : 5 They were in great fear, where there was no cause for fear: for the bones of those who make war on you have been broken by God; you have put them to shame, because God has no desire for them.
  • Ps 73:16 : 16 When my thoughts were turned to see the reason of this, it was a weariness in my eyes;
  • Isa 7:2 : 2 And word came to the family of David that Aram had put up its tents in Ephraim. And the king's heart, and the hearts of his people, were moved, like the trees of the wood shaking in the wind.
  • Matt 14:26-27 : 26 And when they saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they gave cries of fear. 27 But straight away Jesus said to them, Take heart; it is I, have no fear.
  • Mark 6:16 : 16 But Herod, when he had news of it, said, John, whom I put to death, has come back from the dead.
  • Rom 7:8 : 8 But sin, taking its chance through that which was ordered by the law, was working in me every form of desire: because without the law sin is dead.
  • Gen 42:21 : 21 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.
  • Gen 42:28 : 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?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 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.

  • Gen 42:25-30
    6 verses
    81%

    25 Then 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.

    26 Then they put the bags of grain on their asses and went away.

    27 Now at their night's resting-place one of them, opening his bag to give his ass some food, saw his money in the mouth of the bag.

    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,

    30 The man who is the ruler of the country was rough with us and put us in prison, saying that we had come with a secret evil purpose.

  • Gen 43:15-17
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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.

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

    17 Now 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.

  • Gen 43:19-24
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    80%

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

    20 And when we came to our night's resting-place, on opening our bags we saw that every man's money was in the mouth of his bag, all our money in full weight: and we have it with us to give it back;

    21 As well as more money, with which to get food: we have no idea who put our money in our bags.

    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.

    23 And the servant took them into Joseph's house, and gave them water for washing their feet; and he gave their asses food.

    24 And 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.

  • Gen 44:7-8
    2 verses
    79%

    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?

  • Gen 44:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    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;

    2 And put my cup, my silver cup, in the youngest one's bag, with his money. So he did as Joseph said.

    3 And at dawn the men, with their asses, were sent away.

  • 18 And when that year was ended, they came to him in the second year, and said, We may not keep it from our lord's knowledge that all our money is gone, and all the herds of cattle are my lord's; there is nothing more to give my lord but our bodies and our land;

  • 12 And take your brother and go back to the man:

  • Gen 44:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    13 Then in bitter grief they put the bags on the asses again and went back to the town.

    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.

  • 32 And these men are keepers of sheep and owners of cattle, and have with them their flocks and their herds and all they have.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 11 Then every man quickly got his bag down and undid it.

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

  • Gen 42:18-19
    2 verses
    72%

    18 And on the third day Joseph said to them, Do this, if you would keep your lives: for I am a god-fearing man:

    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;

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

  • 21 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.