Genesis 42:3
So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
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- Gen 42:5 : 5 So Israel’s sons came to buy grain among the other travelers, for the famine was severe in the land of Canaan.
- Gen 42:13 : 13 They replied,“Your servants are from a family of twelve brothers. We are the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is with our father at this time, and one is no longer alive.”
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- Gen 42:1-22 verses89%
1Joseph’s Brothers in Egypt When Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons,“Why are you looking at each other?”
2He 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.”
- Gen 42:4-85 verses86%
4But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said,“What if some accident happens to him?”
5So Israel’s sons came to buy grain among the other travelers, for the famine was severe in the land of Canaan.
6Now 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.
7When 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.”
8Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.
- Gen 43:1-22 verses82%
1The Second Journey to Egypt Now the famine was severe in the land.
2When 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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10But they exclaimed,“No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy grain for food!
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57People from every country came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain because the famine was severe throughout the earth.
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12So when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there the first time.
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20They said,“My lord, we did indeed come down the first time to buy food.
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17Pharaoh said to Joseph,“Say to your brothers,‘Do this: Load your animals and go to the land of Canaan!
- Gen 42:32-332 verses77%
32We 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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15So the men took these gifts, and they took double the money with them, along with Benjamin. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
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25“Then our father said,‘Go back and buy us a little food.’
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4If you send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy food for you.
- Gen 46:31-322 verses76%
31Then 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.
32The men are shepherds; they take care of livestock. They have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.’
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12When his brothers had gone to graze their father’s flocks near Shechem,
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25Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s money to his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. His orders were carried out.
- Gen 42:13-142 verses76%
13They replied,“Your servants are from a family of twelve brothers. We are the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is with our father at this time, and one is no longer alive.”
14But Joseph told them,“It is just as I said to you: You are spies!
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4Joseph said to his brothers,“Come closer to me,” so they came near. Then he said,“I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
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19If 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.
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5Pharaoh said to Joseph,“Your father and your brothers have come to you.
- Gen 47:1-22 verses75%
1Joseph’s Wise Administration Joseph went and told Pharaoh,“My father, my brothers, their flocks and herds, and all that they own have arrived from the land of Canaan. They are now in the land of Goshen.”
2He took five of his brothers and introduced them to Pharaoh.
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12Joseph also provided food for his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household, according to the number of their little children.
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25When they sat down to eat their food, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh down to Egypt.
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55When 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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14Joseph 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.
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17The man said,“They left this area, for I heard them say,‘Let’s go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
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18Then his brothers also came and threw themselves down before him; they said,“Here we are; we are your slaves.”
- Gen 37:27-282 verses74%
27Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites, but let’s not lay a hand on him, for after all, he is our brother, our own flesh.” His brothers agreed.
28So when the Midianite merchants passed by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. The Ishmaelites then took Joseph to Egypt.