Genesis 43:25

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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  • Gen 43:11 : 11 Then their father Israel said to them,“If it must be so, then do this: Take some of the best products of the land in your bags, and take a gift down to the man– a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.
  • Gen 43:16 : 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.”

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  • Gen 43:26
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    26When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought inside, and they bowed down to the ground before him.

  • Gen 43:15-20
    6 verses
    81%

    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.

    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 43:24
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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.

  • Gen 43:31-33
    3 verses
    76%

    31Then he washed his face and came out. With composure he said,“Set out the food.”

    32They set a place for him, a separate place for his brothers, and another for the Egyptians who were eating with him.(The Egyptians are not able to eat with Hebrews, for the Egyptians think it is disgusting to do so.)

    33They sat before him, arranged by order of birth, beginning with the firstborn and ending with the youngest. The men looked at each other in astonishment.

  • Gen 37:25
    74%

    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.

  • Gen 42:25
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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 47:12
    73%

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

  • Gen 43:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    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.”

  • Gen 47:17
    73%

    17So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them food in exchange for their horses, the livestock of their flocks and herds, and their donkeys. He got them through that year by giving them food in exchange for all their livestock.

  • Gen 26:30
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    30So Isaac held a feast for them and they celebrated.

  • Gen 42:5-7
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    72%

    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.”

  • Ps 105:17
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    17He sent a man ahead of them– Joseph was sold as a servant.

  • Gen 18:8
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    8Abraham then took some curds and milk, along with the calf that had been prepared, and placed the food before them. They ate while he was standing near them under a tree.

  • Gen 44:14
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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.

  • Gen 44:1-3
    3 verses
    71%

    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.

  • Gen 19:3
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    3But he urged them persistently, so they turned aside with him and entered his house. He prepared a feast for them, including bread baked without yeast, and they ate.

  • Gen 42:10
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    10But they exclaimed,“No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy grain for food!

  • Gen 46:32
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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.’

  • Gen 42:3
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    3So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.

  • Judg 19:21
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    21So he brought him to his house and fed the donkeys. They washed their feet and had a meal.

  • Gen 37:18
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    18Now Joseph’s brothers saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.

  • Gen 18:5
    70%

    5And let me get a bit of food so that you may refresh yourselves since you have passed by your servant’s home. After that you may be on your way.”“All right,” they replied,“you may do as you say.”

  • Gen 39:6
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    6So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care; he gave no thought to anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well built and good-looking.

  • Gen 24:32-33
    2 verses
    69%

    32So Abraham’s servant went to the house and unloaded the camels. Straw and feed were given to the camels, and water was provided so that he and the men who were with him could wash their feet.

    33When food was served, he said,“I will not eat until I have said what I want to say.”“Tell us,” Laban said.

  • Gen 46:28
    69%

    28Jacob sent Judah before him to Joseph to accompany him to Goshen. So they came to the land of Goshen.

  • Gen 45:23
    69%

    23To his father he sent the following: ten donkeys loaded with the best products of Egypt and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, food, and provisions for his father’s journey.

  • Gen 27:17
    69%

    17Then she handed the tasty food and the bread she had made to her son Jacob.

  • Gen 45:16
    69%

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