Genesis 43:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

And 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.

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  • Gen 42:1-2 : 1 Now when Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, Why do you look at one another? 2 And 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.
  • Gen 43:4 : 4 If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food:
  • Gen 43:20 : 20 And said, O sir, we indeed came down the first time to buy food:
  • Prov 15:16 : 16 Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with trouble.
  • Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
  • Prov 31:16 : 16 She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
  • 1 Tim 5:8 : 8 But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
  • 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 clothing, let us be content with that.

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    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.

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

  • Gen 43:1
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    1And the famine was severe in the land.

  • Gen 42:1-3
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    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 43:3-4
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    3And Judah spoke to him, saying, The man solemnly warned us, saying, You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.

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

  • Gen 42:5
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    5And the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

  • Gen 43:20
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    20And said, O sir, we indeed came down the first time to buy food:

  • Gen 43:6-8
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    6And Israel said, Why did you deal so wrongfully with me, as to tell the man whether you had yet a brother?

    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?

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

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

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  • Gen 45:25
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    25And they went up out of Egypt and came to the land of Canaan, to Jacob their father,

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

  • Gen 42:33
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    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:

  • Gen 41:55
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    55When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Then Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, do.

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    25Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with grain, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey: and thus he did to them.

  • Gen 43:12-13
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    12And take double money in your hand; and the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; perhaps it was an oversight:

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

  • Gen 43:15
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    15And the men took that gift, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

  • Gen 42:7
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    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.

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    12And Joseph nourished his father, and his brothers, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families.

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    17And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Do this: load your animals and go, get to the land of Canaan.

    18And take your father and your households and come to me; and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.

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

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    35And 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.

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    10And they said to him, No, my lord, but to buy food your servants have come.

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

  • Gen 45:23
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    23And to his father he sent in this manner: ten donkeys loaded with the good things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and food for his father for the journey.

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

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    57All countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was so severe in all the lands.

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