Genesis 43:18
But 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!”
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- Gen 42:35 : 35 When they were emptying their sacks, there was each man’s bag of money in his sack! When they and their father saw the bags of money, they were afraid.
- Deut 22:14 : 14 accusing her of impropriety and defaming her reputation by saying,“I married this woman but when I approached her for marital relations I discovered she was not a virgin!”
- Deut 22:17 : 17 Moreover, he has raised accusations of impropriety by saying,‘I discovered your daughter was not a virgin,’ but this is the evidence of my daughter’s virginity!” The cloth must then be spread out before the city’s elders.
- Judg 13:22 : 22 Manoah said to his wife,“We will certainly die, because we have seen a supernatural being!”
- Judg 14:4 : 4 Now his father and mother did not realize this was the LORD’s doing, because he was looking for an opportunity to stir up trouble with the Philistines(for at that time the Philistines were ruling Israel).
- Job 15:21 : 21 Terrifying sounds fill his ears; in a time of peace marauders attack him.
- Job 30:14 : 14 They come in as through a wide breach; amid the crash they come rolling in.
- Ps 53:5 : 5 They are absolutely terrified, even by things that do not normally cause fear. For God annihilates those who attack you. You are able to humiliate them because God has rejected them.
- Ps 73:16 : 16 When I tried to make sense of this, it was troubling to me.
- Isa 7:2 : 2 It was reported to the family of David,“Syria has allied with Ephraim.” They and their people were emotionally shaken, just as the trees of the forest shake before the wind.
- Matt 14:26-27 : 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the water they were terrified and said,“It’s a ghost!” and cried out with fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them:“Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
- Mark 6:16 : 16 But when Herod heard this, he said,“John, whom I beheaded, has been raised!”
- Rom 7:8 : 8 But sin, seizing the opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of wrong desires. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
- Gen 42:21 : 21 They said to one another,“Surely we’re being punished because of our brother, because we saw how distressed he was when he cried to us for mercy, but we refused to listen. That is why this distress has come on us!”
- Gen 42:28 : 28 He said to his brothers,“My money was returned! Here it is in my sack!” They were dismayed; they turned trembling to one another and said,“What in the world has God done to us?”
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35When they were emptying their sacks, there was each man’s bag of money in his sack! When they and their father saw the bags of money, they were afraid.
- Gen 42:25-306 verses81%
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.
26So they loaded their grain on their donkeys and left.
27When one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey at their resting place, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack.
28He said to his brothers,“My money was returned! Here it is in my sack!” They were dismayed; they turned trembling to one another and said,“What in the world has God done to us?”
29They returned to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan and told him all the things that had happened to them, saying,
30“The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us as if we were spying on the land.
- Gen 43:15-173 verses80%
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.”
17The man did just as Joseph said; he brought the men into Joseph’s house.
- Gen 43:19-246 verses80%
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.
21But when we came to the place where we spent the night, we opened our sacks and each of us found his money– the full amount– in the mouth of his sack. So we have returned it.
22We have brought additional money with us to buy food. We do not know who put the money in our sacks!”
23“Everything is fine,” the man in charge of Joseph’s household told them.“Don’t be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks. I had your money.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.
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.
- Gen 44:7-82 verses79%
7They answered him,“Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
8Look, the money that we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. Why then would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?
- Gen 44:1-33 verses78%
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.
3When morning came, the men and their donkeys were sent off.
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18When that year was over, they came to him the next year and said to him,“We cannot hide from our lord that the money is used up and the livestock and the animals belong to our lord. Nothing remains before our lord except our bodies and our land.
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12Take double the money with you; you must take back the money that was returned in the mouths of your sacks– perhaps it was an oversight.
- Gen 44:13-142 verses74%
13They all tore their clothes! Then each man loaded his donkey, and they returned to the city.
14So Judah and his brothers came back to Joseph’s house. He was still there, and they threw themselves to the ground before him.
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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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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’?”
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15When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said,“What if Joseph bears a grudge and wants to repay us in full for all the harm we did to him?”
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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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18Then his brothers also came and threw themselves down before him; they said,“Here we are; we are your slaves.”
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11So each man quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.
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10But they exclaimed,“No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy grain for food!
- Gen 42:18-192 verses72%
18On the third day Joseph said to them,“Do as I say and you will live, for I fear God.
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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14But Joseph told them,“It is just as I said to you: You are spies!
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21They said to one another,“Surely we’re being punished because of our brother, because we saw how distressed he was when he cried to us for mercy, but we refused to listen. That is why this distress has come on us!”