Genesis 43:27

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He greeted them and asked, "How is your father, the old man you told me about? Is he still alive?"

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  • Gen 42:11 : 11 We are all sons of one man. We are honest men; your servants are not spies.'
  • Gen 42:13 : 13 And they said, 'Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no longer alive.'
  • Gen 43:7 : 7 They 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’?”
  • Exod 18:7 : 7 So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, bowed down, and kissed him. They greeted each other and went into the tent.
  • Judg 18:15 : 15 So they turned aside there and went to the house of the young Levite, at Micah's house, and asked him how he was doing.
  • 1 Sam 17:22 : 22 David left his supplies in the care of the keeper of supplies, ran to the battle lines, and asked his brothers how they were.
  • 1 Sam 25:5 : 5 David sent ten young men and instructed them, "Go to Carmel, find Nabal, and greet him on my behalf.
  • 1 Chr 18:10 : 10 he sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet him and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought with him articles of gold, silver, and bronze.
  • Gen 37:14 : 14 So Israel said to him, "Go now and see if everything is well with your brothers and with the flock, and bring me back a report." Then he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and Joseph went to Shechem.
  • Gen 41:16 : 16 Joseph answered Pharaoh, 'It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.'

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  • Gen 43:28-29
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    28They replied, "Your servant our father is well. He is still alive." And they bowed down, prostrating themselves before him.

    29Looking up, Joseph saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and asked, "Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?" Then he said, "May God be gracious to you, my son."

  • Gen 43:6-7
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    6Israel said, “Why did you bring this trouble on me by telling the man that you had another brother?”

    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 45:3-4
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    3Joseph said to his brothers, 'I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?' But his brothers could not answer him because they were so shocked and dismayed by his presence.

    4Then Joseph said to his brothers, 'Please come closer to me.' They came closer, and he said, 'I am Joseph, your brother, the one you sold into Egypt.'

  • Gen 45:25-28
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    25So they went up from Egypt and came to Canaan to their father Jacob.

    26They told him, 'Joseph is still alive! He is even ruling over all the land of Egypt!' But Jacob was stunned and did not believe them.

    27But when they reported all the words Joseph had spoken to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him, their father Jacob’s spirit revived.

    28Then Israel said, 'I am convinced! My son Joseph is still alive! I will go and see him before I die.'

  • Gen 47:5
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    5Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'Your father and brothers have come to you.'

  • Gen 44:19-21
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    19My lord asked his servants, saying, 'Do you have a father or a brother?'"

    20And we answered my lord, 'We have an aged father, and there is a young son born to him in his old age. His brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother's children, and his father loves him.'"

    21Then you said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me so that I may set my eyes on him.'"

  • Gen 43:26
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    26When Joseph came home, they presented him the gift they had brought with them and bowed to the ground before him.

  • Gen 50:16-17
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    16So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, 'Before he died, your father gave this command:

    17'This is what you are to say to Joseph: “Please forgive the transgressions of your brothers and their sin, for they treated you so badly.” Now, please forgive the transgressions of the servants of the God of your father.' Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

  • Gen 42:29
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    29When they came to Jacob, their father, in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them.

  • Gen 43:2
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    2When they had finished eating the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy a little more food for us.”

  • Gen 46:29-31
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    29Joseph readied his chariot and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel. As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father and wept for a long time.

    30Then Israel said to Joseph, 'Now I am ready to die, since I have seen your face and know you are still alive.'

    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.'"

  • Gen 37:13-14
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    13Israel said to Joseph, "Aren’t your brothers shepherding the flock at Shechem? Go, and I will send you to them." Joseph replied, "Here I am."

    14So Israel said to him, "Go now and see if everything is well with your brothers and with the flock, and bring me back a report." Then he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and Joseph went to Shechem.

  • Gen 29:6
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    6Then he asked, 'Is he well?' They said, 'He is well, and look, Rachel his daughter is coming with the sheep.'

  • Gen 48:1
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    1After these events, someone told Joseph, 'Your father is ill.' So Joseph took his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, with him.

  • Gen 47:7-8
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    7Then Joseph brought his father Jacob in and presented him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

    8Pharaoh asked Jacob, 'How many years have you lived?''

  • Gen 47:1
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    1So Joseph went and told Pharaoh, 'My father, my brothers, their flocks, their herds, and everything they own have come from the land of Canaan, and they are now in the region of Goshen.'

  • Gen 42:13-14
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    13And they said, 'Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no longer alive.'

    14But Joseph said to them, 'It is just as I said: You are spies!

  • Gen 48:8
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    8When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he asked, 'Who are these?'

  • Gen 48:21
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    21Then Israel said to Joseph, 'Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your ancestors.'

  • Gen 40:7
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    7He asked Pharaoh's officials who were in custody with him in his master's house, 'Why do you look so downcast today?'

  • Gen 44:24
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    24When we went back to your servant, my father, we told him the words of my lord.

  • Gen 37:16
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    16He replied, "I am looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are shepherding."

  • Gen 45:17
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    17Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'Tell your brothers to do this: Load your animals and go back to the land of Canaan.'

  • Gen 47:3
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    3Pharaoh asked Joseph’s brothers, 'What is your occupation?' and they replied to Pharaoh, 'Your servants are shepherds, just as our fathers were.'

  • Gen 42:7
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    7When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he acted as a stranger toward them and spoke harshly to them. He asked, 'Where have you come from?' They answered, 'From the land of Canaan, to buy food.'

  • Gen 45:9
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    9Hurry and go up to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord over all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay.’

  • Gen 43:14-15
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    14May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, so that he will release your other brother and Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.

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

  • Gen 43:23
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    23He said, "Peace be with you. Do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks. I received your silver." Then he brought Simeon out to them.

  • Gen 44:15
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    15Joseph asked them, "What is this deed you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can certainly practice divination?"