Genesis 43:2

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.

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  • Gen 42:1-2 : 1 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? 2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: t you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
  • Gen 43:4 : 4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
  • Gen 43:20 : 20 And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
  • Prov 15:16 : 16 Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
  • Prov 16:18 : 18 ide goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
  • Prov 31:16 : 16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
  • 1 Tim 5:8 : 8 But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
  • 1 Tim 6:6-8 : 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 44:23-26
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    88%

    23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your younst brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

    24 And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

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

    26 And we said, We cannot go down: if our younst brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our younst brother be with us.

  • 1 And the famine was sore in the land.

  • Gen 42:1-3
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    1 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?

    2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: t you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

    3 And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.

  • Gen 43:3-4
    2 verses
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    3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

    4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

  • 5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

  • 20 And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

  • Gen 43:6-8
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    6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

    7 And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

    8 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.

  • Acts 7:11-12
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    11 Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

    12 But when Job heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

  • 25 And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father,

  • 29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,

  • 33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:

  • 55 And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.

  • 25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.

  • Gen 43:12-13
    2 verses
    76%

    12 And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:

    13 Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:

  • 15 And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

  • 7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself stran unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

  • Gen 47:12-13
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    12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families.

    13 And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

  • Gen 45:17-18
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    76%

    17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, t you unto the land of Canaan;

    18 And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.

  • 22 And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.

  • 35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

  • 10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

  • 25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

  • 23 And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.

  • 5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:

  • 57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.

  • 15 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.