Genesis 43:19
So they approached the man who was in charge of Joseph’s household and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.
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- Gen 43:20-267 verses81%
20 They said,“My lord, we did indeed come down the first time to buy food.
21 But 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.
22 We 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.
24 The 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.
25 They got their gifts ready for Joseph’s arrival at noon, for they had heard that they were to have a meal there.
26 When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought inside, and they bowed down to the ground before him.
- Gen 43:15-184 verses80%
15 So 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.
16 When 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.”
17 The man did just as Joseph said; he brought the men into Joseph’s house.
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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10 But they exclaimed,“No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy grain for food!
- Gen 44:1-44 verses74%
1 The 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.
2 Then 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.
3 When morning came, the men and their donkeys were sent off.
4 They 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?
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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 44:14-152 verses72%
14 So Judah and his brothers came back to Joseph’s house. He was still there, and they threw themselves to the ground before him.
15 Joseph 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?”
- Gen 44:7-82 verses72%
7 They answered him,“Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
8 Look, 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?
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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’?”
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14 But Joseph told them,“It is just as I said to you: You are spies!
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23 (Now they did not know that Joseph could understand them, for he was speaking through an interpreter.)
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29 They returned to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan and told him all the things that had happened to them, saying,
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11 One day he went into the house to do his work when none of the household servants were there in the house.
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32 The 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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4 Joseph 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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25 Then 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.
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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 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.
- Gen 37:17-193 verses71%
17 The 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.
18 Now Joseph’s brothers saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.
19 They said to one another,“Here comes this master of dreams!
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24 When we returned to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
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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.
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1 Joseph’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.”
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27 When 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.
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17 He imprisoned them all for three days.
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16 Now it was reported in the household of Pharaoh,“Joseph’s brothers have arrived.” It pleased Pharaoh and his servants.
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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.
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18 Then his brothers also came and threw themselves down before him; they said,“Here we are; we are your slaves.”
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18 When 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.
- Gen 40:6-72 verses69%
6 When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were looking depressed.
7 So he asked Pharaoh’s officials, who were with him in custody in his master’s house,“Why do you look so sad today?”
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3 So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.