Genesis 43:17

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The steward did as Joseph said and brought the men to Joseph's house.

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  • Gen 43:15-16
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    84%

    15So the men took the gifts, double the amount of silver, and Benjamin. They got up, went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

    16When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, "Take these men to my house, slaughter an animal, and prepare a meal, for they will eat with me at noon."

  • Gen 43:24-26
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    24The steward brought the men into Joseph's house, gave them water, and they washed their feet. He also provided fodder for their donkeys.

    25They prepared their gift for Joseph's arrival at noon because they had heard that they were going to eat there.

    26When Joseph came home, they presented him the gift they had brought with them and bowed to the ground before him.

  • Gen 43:18-20
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    18But the men were afraid when they were taken to Joseph's house. They said, "We were brought here because of the silver that was returned to our sacks the first time. He plans to trap us, attack us, take us as slaves, and seize our donkeys."

    19So they approached Joseph's steward and spoke to him at the entrance of the house.

    20They said, "Please, my lord, we came down here before to buy food.

  • Gen 44:1-2
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    1Joseph instructed the steward of his house, saying, "Fill the men's sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each man's silver in the opening of his sack."

    2"Then put my silver cup in the opening of the youngest one's sack, along with the silver for his grain." And he did as Joseph had instructed.

  • Gen 42:25
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    25Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man's silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. After this was done, they loaded their grain on their donkeys and departed.

  • Gen 45:16-17
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    76%

    16The news reached Pharaoh' palace

    17Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'Tell your brothers to do this: Load your animals and go back to the land of Canaan.'

  • Ps 105:17
    75%

    17He sent a man ahead of them—Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

  • Gen 43:7
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    7They replied, “The man kept asking us about ourselves and our family, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ We simply answered his questions. How could we have known he would say, ‘Bring your brother down here’?”

  • Gen 44:14-15
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    14Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph's house while he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.

    15Joseph asked them, "What is this deed you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can certainly practice divination?"

  • Gen 42:19
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    19If you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here in prison, while the rest of you go and take grain to relieve the hunger of your households.

  • Gen 39:5
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    5From the time he put Joseph in charge of his household and all that he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house on account of Joseph. The LORD's blessing was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field.

  • Gen 39:1-2
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    75%

    1Joseph was brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him there.

    2The LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the house of his Egyptian master.

  • Gen 42:33
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    33'Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, "This is how I will know if you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me and take food for your starving households and go.

  • Gen 37:17
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    17The man said, "They have moved on from here, for I heard them say, 'Let us go to Dothan.'" So Joseph went after his brothers and found them in Dothan.

  • Gen 40:3
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    3He put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph was confined.

  • Gen 47:12
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    12Joseph also provided food for his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household according to the number of their children.

  • Gen 44:4
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    4They had just left the city and had not gone far when Joseph said to his steward, "Get up, pursue the men. When you catch up to them, say to them, 'Why have you repaid good with evil?'

  • Gen 42:6
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    6Now Joseph was the ruler over the land, the one who sold grain to all its people. Joseph's brothers came and bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.

  • Gen 46:31-32
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    31Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, 'I will go up and speak to Pharaoh and will say to him, "My brothers and my father’s household, who were living in the land of Canaan, have come to me.'"

    32The men are shepherds; they tend livestock, and they have brought along their flocks, herds, and everything they own.

  • Judg 19:21
    74%

    21He brought him into his house and provided fodder for the donkeys. They washed their feet, ate, and drank.

  • Gen 42:17
    73%

    17And he put them all into custody for three days.