Genesis 43:17

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The man did just as Joseph said; he brought the men into Joseph’s house.

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  • Gen 43:15-16
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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.

    16When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the servant who was over his household,“Bring the men to the house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for the men will eat with me at noon.”

  • Gen 43:24-26
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    24The servant in charge brought the men into Joseph’s house. He gave them water, and they washed their feet. Then he gave food to their donkeys.

    25They got their gifts ready for Joseph’s arrival at noon, for they had heard that they were to have a meal there.

    26When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought inside, and they bowed down to the ground before him.

  • Gen 43:18-20
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    18But the men were afraid when they were brought to Joseph’s house. They said,“We are being brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks last time. He wants to capture us, make us slaves, and take our donkeys!”

    19So they approached the man who was in charge of Joseph’s household and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.

    20They said,“My lord, we did indeed come down the first time to buy food.

  • Gen 44:1-2
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    1The Final Test He instructed the servant who was over his household,“Fill the sacks of the men with as much food as they can carry and put each man’s money in the mouth of his sack.

    2Then put my cup– the silver cup– in the mouth of the youngest one’s sack, along with the money for his grain.” He did as Joseph instructed.

  • 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 45:16-17
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    16Now it was reported in the household of Pharaoh,“Joseph’s brothers have arrived.” It pleased Pharaoh and his servants.

    17Pharaoh said to Joseph,“Say to your brothers,‘Do this: Load your animals and go to the land of Canaan!

  • 17He sent a man ahead of them– Joseph was sold as a servant.

  • 7They 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’?”

  • Gen 44:14-15
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    14So Judah and his brothers came back to Joseph’s house. He was still there, and they threw themselves to the ground before him.

    15Joseph said to them,“What did you think you were doing? Don’t you know that a man like me can find out things like this by divination?”

  • 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.

  • 5From the time Potiphar appointed him over his household and over all that he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household for Joseph’s sake. The blessing of the LORD was on everything that he had, both in his house and in his fields.

  • Gen 39:1-2
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    1Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt. An Egyptian named Potiphar, an official of Pharaoh and the captain of the guard, purchased him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him there.

    2The LORD was with Joseph. He was successful and lived in the household of his Egyptian master.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 3so he imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard in the same facility where Joseph was confined.

  • 12Joseph also provided food for his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household, according to the number of their little children.

  • 4They had not gone very far from the city when Joseph said to the servant who was over his household,“Pursue the men at once! When you overtake them, say to them,‘Why have you repaid good with evil?

  • 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.

  • Gen 46:31-32
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    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.’

  • 21So he brought him to his house and fed the donkeys. They washed their feet and had a meal.

  • 17He imprisoned them all for three days.