Genesis 43:27
He asked them of their welfare, and said, "Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he yet alive?"
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Referenced Verses
- Gen 42:11 : 11 We are all one man's sons; we are honest men. Your servants are not spies."
- Gen 42:13 : 13 They said, "We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more."
- Gen 43:7 : 7 They said, "The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?' We just answered his questions. Is there any way we could know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down?'"
- Exod 18:7 : 7 Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed and kissed him. They asked each other of their welfare, and they came into the tent.
- Judg 18:15 : 15 They turned aside there, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even to the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.
- 1 Sam 17:22 : 22 David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and greeted his brothers.
- 1 Sam 25:5 : 5 David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name.
- 1 Chr 18:10 : 10 he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to Greet him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him; (for Hadadezer had wars with Tou;) and [he had with him] all kinds of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
- Gen 37:14 : 14 He said to him, "Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers, and well with the flock; and bring me word again." So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
- Gen 41:16 : 16 Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, "It isn't in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace."
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- Gen 43:28-292 verses85%
28 They said, "Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive." They bowed the head, and did homage.
29 He lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother's son, and said, "Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?" He said, "God be gracious to you, my son."
- Gen 43:6-72 verses79%
6 Israel said, "Why did you treat me so badly, telling the man that you had another brother?"
7 They said, "The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?' We just answered his questions. Is there any way we could know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down?'"
- Gen 45:3-42 verses79%
3 Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Does my father still live?" His brothers couldn't answer him; for they were terrified at his presence.
4 Joseph said to his brothers, "Come near to me, please." They came near. "He said, I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
- Gen 45:25-284 verses76%
25 They went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan, to Jacob their father.
26 They told him, saying, "Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt." His heart fainted, for he didn't believe them.
27 They told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them. When he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob, their father, revived.
28 Israel said, "It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die."
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5 Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, "Your father and your brothers have come to you.
- Gen 44:19-213 verses75%
19 My lord asked his servants, saying, 'Have you a father, or a brother?'
20 We said to my lord, 'We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.'
21 You said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.'
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26 When Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves down to him to the earth.
- Gen 50:16-172 verses73%
16 They sent a message to Joseph, saying, "Your father commanded before he died, saying,
17 'You shall tell Joseph, "Now please forgive the disobedience of your brothers, and their sin, because they did evil to you."' Now, please forgive the disobedience of the servants of the God of your father." Joseph wept when they spoke to him.
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29 They came to Jacob their father, to the land of Canaan, and told him all that had happened to them, saying,
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2 It happened, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, "Go again, buy us a little more food."
- Gen 46:29-313 verses72%
29 Joseph prepared his chariot, and went up to meet Israel, his father, in Goshen. He presented himself to him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
30 Israel said to Joseph, "Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive."
31 Joseph said to his brothers, and to his father's house, "I will go up, and speak with Pharaoh, and will tell him, 'My brothers, and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
- Gen 37:13-142 verses72%
13 Israel said to Joseph, "Aren't your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them." He said to him, "Here I am."
14 He said to him, "Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers, and well with the flock; and bring me word again." So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
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6 He said to them, "Is it well with him?" They said, "It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep."
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1 It happened after these things, that someone said to Joseph, "Behold, your father is sick." He took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
- Gen 47:7-82 verses72%
7 Joseph brought in Jacob, his father, and set him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
8 Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How many are the days of the years of your life?"
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1 Then Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, and said, "My father and my brothers, with their flocks, their herds, and all that they own, have come out of the land of Canaan; and behold, they are in the land of Goshen."
- Gen 42:13-142 verses72%
13 They said, "We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more."
14 Joseph said to them, "It is like I told you, saying, 'You are spies!'
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8 Israel saw Joseph's sons, and said, "Who are these?"
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21 Israel said to Joseph, "Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.
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7 He asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in custody in his master's house, saying, "Why do you look so sad today?"
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24 It happened when we came up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
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16 He said, "I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock."
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17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Tell your brothers, 'Do this. Load your animals, and go, travel to the land of Canaan.
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3 Pharaoh said to his brothers, "What is your occupation?" They said to Pharaoh, "Your servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers."
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7 Joseph saw his brothers, and he recognized them, but acted like a stranger to them, and spoke roughly with them. He said to them, "Where did you come from?" They said, "From the land of Canaan to buy food."
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9 Hurry, and go up to my father, and tell him, 'This is what your son Joseph says, "God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me. Don't wait.
- Gen 43:14-152 verses71%
14 May God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release to you your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved."
15 The men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and got up, went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
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23 He said, "Peace be to you. Don't be afraid. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks. I received your money." He brought Simeon out to them.
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15 Joseph said to them, "What deed is this that you have done? Don't you know that such a man as I can indeed divine?"