Genesis 43:27

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he asked them about their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?

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  • Gen 42:11 : 11 We are all one man's sons; 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; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more.
  • Gen 43:7 : 7 And 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?
  • Exod 18:7 : 7 And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed down, and kissed him; and they asked each other about their well-being; and they went into the tent.
  • Judg 18:15 : 15 And they turned aside there and came to the house of the young man, the Levite, to the house of Micah, and greeted him.
  • 1 Sam 17:22 : 22 David left his baggage in the care of the baggage keeper, ran to the army, and greeted his brothers.
  • 1 Sam 25:5 : 5 And David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name;
  • 1 Chr 18:10 : 10 he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to ask about his welfare and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him; for Hadadezer had waged war with Tou; and he brought with him all kinds of vessels of gold, silver, and bronze.
  • Gen 37:14 : 14 And he said to him, Go, I pray you, see if it is well with your brothers, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
  • Gen 41:16 : 16 So Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

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  • Gen 43:28-29
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    28And they answered, Your servant our father is in good health, he is still alive. And they bowed their heads and prostrated themselves.

    29And he lifted his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom you spoke to me? And he said, God be gracious to you, my son.

  • Gen 43:6-7
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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?

  • Gen 45:3-4
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    3And Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph; does my father still live? And his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence.

    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 45:25-28
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    25And they went up out of Egypt and came to the land of Canaan, to Jacob their father,

    26And told him, saying, Joseph is still alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart stood still, for he did not believe them.

    27And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them; and when he saw the carts which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived.

    28And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.

  • Gen 47:5
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    5And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, Your father and your 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 said to my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loves him.

    21And you said to your servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes upon him.

  • Gen 43:26
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    26And when Joseph came home, they brought him the gift that was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the ground.

  • Gen 50:16-17
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    16And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Your father did command before he died, saying,

    17So shall you say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray you now, the trespass of your brothers, and their sin, for they did unto you evil, and now, we pray you, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father. And Joseph wept when they spoke unto him.

  • 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 43:2
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    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 46:29-31
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    29And Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen, and he presented himself to him, and he embraced him, and wept on his shoulder for a good while.

    30And Israel said to Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen your face, because you are still alive.

    31And Joseph said to his brothers, and to his father's household, I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and say to him, My brothers and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.

  • Gen 37:13-14
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    13And Israel said to Joseph, Do not your brothers feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send you to them. And he said to him, Here I am.

    14And he said to him, Go, I pray you, see if it is well with your brothers, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

  • Gen 29:6
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    6And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well; and behold, Rachel his daughter is coming with the sheep.

  • Gen 48:1
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    1And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, your father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

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

    8And Pharaoh said to Jacob, How old are you?

  • Gen 47:1
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    1Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, saying, My father and my brothers, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, have come out of the land of Canaan; and behold, they are in the land 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; 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:

  • Gen 48:8
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    8And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?

  • Gen 48:21
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    21And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.

  • Gen 40:7
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    7And he asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in the custody of his lord's house, saying, Why do you look so sad today?

  • Gen 44:24
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    24And it came to pass when we came up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

  • Gen 37:16
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    16And he said, I seek my brothers: tell me, I pray you, where they feed their flocks.

  • Gen 45:17
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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.

  • Gen 47:3
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    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.

  • 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.

  • Gen 45:9
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    9Hurry and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus says your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not delay.

  • Gen 43:14-15
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    14And may God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

    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 43:23
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    23And he said, Peace be to you, do not be afraid: your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks: I received your money. And he brought Simeon out to them.

  • Gen 44:15
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    15And Joseph said to them, What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that such a man as I can certainly divine?