Genesis 44:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And we said to my lord, We have an old father and a young child, whom he had when he was old; his brother is dead and he is the only son of his mother, and is very dear to his father.

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  • Gen 37:3 : 3 Now the love which Israel had for Joseph was greater than his love for all his other children, because he got him when he was an old man: and he had a long coat made for him.
  • Gen 42:38 : 38 And he said, I will not let my son go down with you; for his brother is dead and he is all I have: if evil overtakes him on the journey, then through you will my grey head go down to the underworld in sorrow.
  • Gen 43:7-8 : 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. 8 Put him into my care and make me responsible for him: if I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.
  • Gen 44:27-30 : 27 And our father said to us, You have knowledge that my wife gave me two sons; 28 The one went away from me, and I said, Truly he has come to a violent death; and from that time I have not seen him, 29 If now you take this one from me, and some evil comes to him, you will make my grey head go down in sorrow to the underworld. 30 If then I go back to your servant, my father, without the boy, because his life and the boy's life are one,
  • Gen 46:21 : 21 And the sons of Benjamin were Belah and Becher and Ashbel, Gera and Naaman, Ehi and Rosh, Muppim and Huppim and Ard.
  • Gen 49:8 : 8 To you, Judah, will your brothers give praise: your hand will be on the neck of your haters; your father's sons will go down to the earth before you.
  • Luke 7:12 : 12 Now when he came near the door of the town, a dead man was being taken out, the only son of his mother, who was a widow: and a great number of people from the town were with her.
  • Gen 37:19 : 19 Saying to one another, See, here comes this dreamer.
  • Gen 37:33-35 : 33 And he saw that it was, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast has put him to death; without doubt Joseph has come to a cruel end. 34 Then Jacob, giving signs of grief, put on haircloth, and went on weeping for his son day after day. 35 And all his sons and all his daughters came to give him comfort, but he would not be comforted, saying with weeping, I will go down to the underworld to my son. So great was his father's sorrow for him.
  • Gen 42:13 : 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.
  • Gen 42:36 : 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.
  • Gen 35:18 : 18 And in the hour when her life went from her (for death came to her), she gave the child the name Ben-oni: but his father gave him the name of Benjamin.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 44:21-34
    14 verses
    87%

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

    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.

    24 And when we went back to your servant, our father, we gave him an account of my lord's words.

    25 And our father said, Go again and get us a little food.

    26 And we said, Only if our youngest brother goes with us will we go down; for we may not see the man's face again if our youngest brother is not with us.

    27 And our father said to us, You have knowledge that my wife gave me two sons;

    28 The one went away from me, and I said, Truly he has come to a violent death; and from that time I have not seen him,

    29 If now you take this one from me, and some evil comes to him, you will make my grey head go down in sorrow to the underworld.

    30 If then I go back to your servant, my father, without the boy, because his life and the boy's life are one,

    31 When he sees that the boy is not with us, he will come to his death, and our father's grey head will go down in sorrow to the underworld.

    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.

    33 So now let me be my lord's servant here in place of the boy, and let him go back with his brothers.

    34 For how may I go back to my father without the boy, and see the evil which will come on my father?

  • Gen 44:18-19
    2 verses
    87%

    18 Then Judah came near him, and said, Let your servant say a word in my lord's ears, and let not your wrath be burning against your servant: for you are in the place of Pharaoh to us.

    19 My lord said to his servants, Have you a father or a brother?

  • Gen 43:6-8
    3 verses
    79%

    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.

    8 Put him into my care and make me responsible for him: if I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.

  • Gen 42:32-33
    2 verses
    79%

    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;

  • Gen 42:13
    77%

    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.

  • Gen 42:36-38
    3 verses
    76%

    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.

    37 And Reuben said, Put my two sons to death if I do not come back to you with him; let him be in my care and I will give him safely back to you.

    38 And he said, I will not let my son go down with you; for his brother is dead and he is all I have: if evil overtakes him on the journey, then through you will my grey head go down to the underworld in sorrow.

  • Gen 43:14
    74%

    14 So 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.

  • Gen 45:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

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

    13 Give my father word of all my glory in Egypt and of all you have seen; and come back quickly with my father.

  • Gen 42:20
    73%

    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 50:16
    72%

    16 So they sent word to Joseph, saying, Your father, before his death, gave us orders, saying,

  • Gen 43:2-4
    3 verses
    72%

    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.

    3 If you will let our brother go with us, we will go down and get food:

    4 But 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.

  • Gen 44:7
    72%

    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:

  • Gen 43:27
    72%

    27 And they said, Your servant, our father, is well, he is still living. And they went down on their faces before him.

  • Gen 47:5
    72%

    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
    72%

    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;

  • Gen 43:29
    72%

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