Genesis 42:10

KJV1611 – Modern English

And they said to him, No, my lord, but to buy food your servants have come.

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  • Gen 37:8 : 8 And his brothers said to him, Shall you indeed reign over us? or shall you indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him even more for his dreams, and for his words.
  • Gen 44:9 : 9 Whichever of your servants it is found with, let him die, and we also will be my lord's slaves.
  • 1 Sam 26:17 : 17 And Saul recognized David's voice and said, "Is this your voice, my son David?" And David said, "It is my voice, my lord, O king."
  • 1 Kgs 18:7 : 7 And as Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Are you my lord Elijah?
  • Gen 27:29 : 29 Let people serve you, and nations bow down to you: be lord over your brothers, and let your mother's sons bow down to you: cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be he who blesses you.
  • Gen 27:37 : 37 And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him your lord, and all his brothers have I given to him for servants; and with grain and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now for you, my son?

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  • Gen 42:11-16
    6 verses
    85%

    11We are all one man's sons; we are honest men, your servants are not spies.

    12And he said to them, No, but to see the nakedness of the land you have come.

    13And they said, Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more.

    14And Joseph said to them, That is it that I spoke to you, saying, You are spies:

    15Hereby you shall be tested: By the life of Pharaoh you shall not go forth from here, except your youngest brother come here.

    16Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and you shall be kept in prison, that your words may be tested, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely you are spies.

  • Gen 43:18-20
    3 verses
    83%

    18And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks the first time we are brought in; that he may seek an occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us as slaves, along with our donkeys.

    19And they drew near to the steward of Joseph's house, and spoke with him at the door of the house,

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

  • Gen 42:5-9
    5 verses
    80%

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

    6And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was who sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brothers came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the ground.

    7And Joseph saw his brothers, and he recognized them, but made himself strange to them, and spoke roughly to them; and he said to them, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

    8And Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.

    9And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said to them, You are spies; to see the nakedness of the land you have come.

  • Gen 42:29-34
    6 verses
    80%

    29And they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, and told him all that had happened to them; saying,

    30The man, who is the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

    31And we said to him, We are honest men; we are not spies:

    32We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

    33And the man, the lord of the country, said to us, Hereby shall I know that you are honest men; leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:

    34And bring your youngest brother to me: then shall I know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men: so will I deliver you your brother, and you shall trade in the land.

  • Gen 44:7-8
    2 verses
    80%

    7And they said to him, Why does my lord say these words? God forbid that your servants should do such a thing as this:

    8Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought back to you from the land of Canaan: how then should we steal silver or gold from your lord's house?

  • Gen 42:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1Now when Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, Why do you look at one another?

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

    3And Joseph's ten brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.

  • Gen 50:18
    77%

    18And his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, Behold, we are your servants.

  • Gen 44:23-25
    3 verses
    76%

    23And you said to your servants, Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall see my face no more.

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

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

  • Gen 43:2
    75%

    2And it came to pass, when they had consumed the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, Go again, buy us a little food.

  • Gen 47:18-19
    2 verses
    75%

    18When that year ended, they came to him the second year, and said to him, We will not hide it from my lord, that our money is spent; my lord also has our herds of cattle; there is nothing left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies and our lands:

    19Why shall we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.

  • Gen 47:3-5
    3 verses
    75%

    3And Pharaoh said to his brothers, What is your occupation? And they said to Pharaoh, Your servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.

    4They said moreover to Pharaoh, We have come to sojourn in the land; for your servants have no pasture for their flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray you, let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

    5And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, Your father and your brothers have come to you:

  • Gen 42:19-20
    2 verses
    74%

    19If you are honest men, let one of your brothers be bound in the house of your prison: go, carry grain for the famine of your houses:

    20But bring your youngest brother to me; so shall your words be proven true, and you shall not die. And they did so.

  • Gen 46:32
    74%

    32And the men are shepherds, for their occupation has been to feed livestock; and they have brought their flocks, herds, and all that they have.

  • Gen 45:4
    74%

    4And Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

  • Gen 43:22
    74%

    22And other money we have brought down in our hands to buy food: we do not know who put our money in our sacks.

  • Gen 43:4
    73%

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

  • Gen 43:7
    73%

    7And they said, The man asked us specifically about our state and kindred, saying, Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother? And we answered him according to these words: could we know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

  • Gen 44:19
    73%

    19My lord asked his servants, saying, Do you have a father or a brother?

  • Gen 47:25
    72%

    25And they said, You have saved our lives: let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.

  • Gen 44:16
    72%

    16And Judah said, What shall we say to my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and also he with whom the cup is found.