Genesis 43:2

Geneva Bible (1560)

And when they had eaten vp the vitaile, which they had brought from Egypt, their father sayd vnto them, Turne againe, and bye vs a little foode.

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  • Gen 42:1-2 : 1 Then Iaakob saw that there was foode in Egypt, and Iaakob said vnto his sonnes, Why gaze ye one vpon an other? 2 And he said, Behold, I haue heard that there is foode in Egypt, Get you downe thither, & bie vs foode thence, that we may liue and not die.
  • Gen 43:4 : 4 If thou wilt sende our brother with vs, we will goe downe, and bye thee foode:
  • Gen 43:20 : 20 And said, Oh syr, we came in deede down hither at the first time to bye foode,
  • Prov 15:16 : 16 Better is a litle with the feare of the Lord, then great treasure, and trouble therewith.
  • Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an high minde before the fall.
  • Prov 31:16 : 16 She considereth a field, and getteth it: and with the fruite of her handes she planteth a vineyarde.
  • 1 Tim 5:8 : 8 If there bee any that prouideth not for his owne, and namely for them of his housholde, hee denieth the faith, and is worse then an infidell.
  • 1 Tim 6:6-8 : 6 But godlinesse is great gaine, if a man be content with that he hath. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and it is certaine, that we can carie nothing out. 8 Therefore when wee haue foode and raiment, let vs therewith be content.

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  • Gen 44:23-26
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    23 Then saydest thou vnto thy seruants, Except your yonger brother come downe with you, looke in my face no more.

    24 So when we came vnto thy seruant our father, and shewed him what my lord had sayd,

    25 And our father sayde vnto vs, Goe againe, bye vs a litle foode,

    26 Then we answered, We can not go downe: but if our yongest brother go with vs, then will we go downe: for we may not see the mans face, except our yongest brother be with vs.

  • 1 Now great famine was in the land.

  • Gen 42:1-3
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    1 Then Iaakob saw that there was foode in Egypt, and Iaakob said vnto his sonnes, Why gaze ye one vpon an other?

    2 And he said, Behold, I haue heard that there is foode in Egypt, Get you downe thither, & bie vs foode thence, that we may liue and not die.

    3 So went Iosephs ten brethren downe to bye corne of the Egyptians.

  • Gen 43:3-4
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    3 And Iudah answered him, saying, The man charged vs by an othe, saying, Neuer see my face, except your brother be with you.

    4 If thou wilt sende our brother with vs, we will goe downe, and bye thee foode:

  • 5 And the sonnes of Israel came to bye foode among them that came: for there was famine in the land of Canaan.

  • 20 And said, Oh syr, we came in deede down hither at the first time to bye foode,

  • Gen 43:6-8
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    6 And Israel sayd, Wherefore delt ye so euill with me, as to tell the man, whether ye had yet a brother or no?

    7 And they answered, The man asked straitly of our selues and of our kinred, saying, Is your father yet aliue? haue ye any brother? And wee tolde him according to these wordes: could we knowe certainely that he would say, Bring your brother downe?

    8 Then sayde Iudah to Israel his father, Send the boy with mee, that we may rise and goe, and that we may liue and not dye, both we, and thou, and our children.

  • Acts 7:11-12
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    11 Then came there a famine ouer all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction, that our fathers found no sustenance.

    12 But when Iacob heard that there was corne in Egypt, he sent our fathers first:

  • 25 Then they went vp from Egypt, and came vnto the land of Canaan vnto Iaakob their father,

  • 29 And they came vnto Iaakob their father vnto the lande of Canaan, and tolde him all that had befallen them, saying,

  • 33 Then the Lord of the countrey sayde vnto vs, Hereby shal I knowe if ye be true men: Leaue one of your brethren with me, and take foode for the famine of your houses and depart,

  • 55 At the length all the lande of Egypt was affamished, and the people cryed to Pharaoh for bread; Pharaoh said vnto all the Egyptians, Goe to Ioseph: what he sayth to you, doe ye.

  • 25 So Ioseph commanded that they should fill their sackes with wheate, and put euery mans money againe in his sacke, and giue them vitaile for the iourney: and thus did he vnto them.

  • Gen 43:12-13
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    12 And take double money in your hande, and the money, that was brought againe in your sackes mouthes: cary it againe in your hand, lest it were some ouersight.

    13 Take also your brother and arise, and go againe to the man.

  • 15 Thus the men tooke this present, & tooke twise so much money in their hande with Beniamin, and rose vp, and went downe to Egypt and stoode before Ioseph.

  • 7 And when Ioseph sawe his brethren, hee knewe them, and made himselfe straunge toward them, and spake to them roughly, and saide vnto them, Whence come yee? Who answered, Out of the land of Canaan, to bye vitaile.

  • Gen 47:12-13
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    12 And Ioseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his fathers houshold with bread, euen to the yong children.

    13 Now there was no bread in all the land: for the famine was exceeding sore: so that the land of Egypt, and the land of Canaan were famished by reason of the famine.

  • Gen 45:17-18
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    17 Then Pharaoh said vnto Ioseph, Say to thy brethren, This doe ye, lade your beastes & depart, go to the land of Canaan,

    18 And take your father, and your houshoulds, and come to me, and I wil giue you the best of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eate of the fat of the land.

  • 22 Also other money haue we brought in our handes to bye foode, but we cannot tell, who put our money in our sackes.

  • 35 And as they emptied their sacks, behold, euery mans bundel of money was in his sacke: and when they and their father sawe the bundels of their money, they were afrayde.

  • 10 But they sayde vnto him, Nay, my lorde, but to bye vitayle thy seruants are come.

  • 25 Then they sate them downe to eate bread: and they lift vp their eyes and looked, and behold, there came a companie of Ishmeelites from Gilead, and their camels laden with spicerie, and balme, and myrrhe, and were going to cary it downe into Egypt.

  • 23 And vnto his father likewise hee sent ten hee asses laden with the best things of Egypt, and ten shee asses laden with wheate, and bread and meate for his father by the way.

  • 5 Then spake Pharaoh to Ioseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come vnto thee.

  • 57 And all countries came to Egypt to bye corne of Ioseph, because the famine was sore in all landes.

  • 15 So when money fayled in the lande of Egypt, and in the lande of Canaan, then all the Egyptians came vnto Ioseph, and sayde, Giue vs bread: for why should we dye before thee? for our money is spent.