Verse 20

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

Referenced Verses

• Gen 42:3 : 3 So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
• Gen 42:10 : 10 But they exclaimed,“No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy grain for food!
• Gen 42:27 : 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.
• 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.
• Gen 43:3 : 3 But Judah said to him,“The man solemnly warned us,‘You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.’
• Gen 43:7 : 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’?”