Genesis 42:2
He then said,“Look, I hear that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy grain for us so that we may live and not die.”
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- Gen 43:8 : 8 Then Judah said to his father Israel,“Send the boy with me and we will go immediately. Then we will live and not die– we and you and our little ones.
- Gen 45:9 : 9 Now go up to my father quickly and tell him,‘This is what your son Joseph says:“God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay!
- Ps 118:17 : 17 I will not die, but live, and I will proclaim what the LORD has done.
- Isa 38:1 : 1 The Lord Hears Hezekiah’s Prayer In those days Hezekiah was stricken with a terminal illness. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz visited him and told him,“This is what the LORD says,‘Give instructions to your household, for you are about to die; you will not get well.’”
- Matt 4:4 : 4 But he answered,“It is written,‘Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
- Gen 43:2 : 2 When they finished eating the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them,“Return, buy us a little more food.”
- Gen 43:4 : 4 If you send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy food for you.
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3 So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
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1 Joseph’s Brothers in Egypt When Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons,“Why are you looking at each other?”
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5 So Israel’s sons came to buy grain among the other travelers, for the famine was severe in the land of Canaan.
6 Now Joseph was the ruler of the country, the one who sold grain to all the people of the country. Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
7 When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger to them and spoke to them harshly. He asked,“Where do you come from?” They answered,“From the land of Canaan, to buy grain for food.”
- Gen 43:1-22 verses84%
1 The Second Journey to Egypt Now the famine was severe in the land.
2 When they finished eating the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them,“Return, buy us a little more food.”
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19 Why should we die before your very eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we, with our land, will become Pharaoh’s slaves. Give us seed that we may live and not die. Then the land will not become desolate.”
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11 Then a famine occurred throughout Egypt and Canaan, causing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.
12 So when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there the first time.
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54 Then the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had predicted. There was famine in all the other lands, but throughout the land of Egypt there was food.
55 When all the land of Egypt experienced the famine, the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. Pharaoh said to all the people of Egypt,“Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”
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25 “Then our father said,‘Go back and buy us a little food.’
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57 People from every country came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain because the famine was severe throughout the earth.
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14 Joseph collected all the money that could be found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan as payment for the grain they were buying. Then Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s palace.
15 When the money from the lands of Egypt and Canaan was used up, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said,“Give us food! Why should we die before your very eyes because our money has run out?”
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32 We are from a family of twelve brothers; we are the sons of one father. One is no longer alive, and the youngest is with our father at this time in the land of Canaan.’
33 “Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us,‘This is how I will find out if you are honest men. Leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for your hungry households and go.
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36 This food should be held in storage for the land in preparation for the seven years of famine that will occur throughout the land of Egypt. In this way the land will survive the famine.”
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10 But they exclaimed,“No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy grain for food!
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20 They said,“My lord, we did indeed come down the first time to buy food.
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4 If you send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy food for you.
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14 You must not say,‘No, we will not stay. Instead we will go and live in the land of Egypt where we will not face war, or hear the enemy’s trumpet calls, or starve for lack of food.’
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17 Pharaoh said to Joseph,“Say to your brothers,‘Do this: Load your animals and go to the land of Canaan!
18 Get your father and your households and come to me! Then I will give you the best land in Egypt and you will eat the best of the land.’
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4 Then they said to Pharaoh,“We have come to live as temporary residents in the land. There is no pasture for your servants’ flocks because the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. So now, please let your servants live in the land of Goshen.”
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19 If you are honest men, leave one of your brothers confined here in prison while the rest of you go and take grain back for your hungry families.
20 But you must bring your youngest brother to me. Then your words will be verified and you will not die.” They did as he said.
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9 Now go up to my father quickly and tell him,‘This is what your son Joseph says:“God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay!
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7 They replied,“The man questioned us thoroughly about ourselves and our family, saying,‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ So we answered him in this way. How could we possibly know that he would say,‘Bring your brother down’?”
8 Then Judah said to his father Israel,“Send the boy with me and we will go immediately. Then we will live and not die– we and you and our little ones.
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31 Then Joseph said to his brothers and his father’s household,“I will go up and tell Pharaoh,‘My brothers and my father’s household who were in the land of Canaan have come to me.