Verse 8

Then Judah said to his father Israel,“Send the boy with me and we will go immediately. Then we will live and not die– we and you and our little ones.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 42:2 : 2 He then said,“Look, I hear that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy grain for us so that we may live and not die.”
  • Gen 42:38 : 38 But Jacob replied,“My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left. If an accident happens to him on the journey you have to make, then you will bring down my gray hair in sorrow to the grave.”
  • Gen 44:26 : 26 But we replied,‘We cannot go down there. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go, for we won’t be permitted to see the man’s face if our youngest brother is not with us.’
  • Gen 45:19 : 19 You are also commanded to say,‘Do this: Take for yourselves wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives. Bring your father and come.
  • Gen 50:8 : 8 all Joseph’s household, his brothers, and his father’s household. But they left their little children and their flocks and herds in the land of Goshen.
  • Gen 50:21 : 21 So now, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your little children.” Then he consoled them and spoke kindly to them.
  • Exod 20:12 : 12 “Honor your father and your mother, that you may live a long time in the land the LORD your God is giving to you.
  • Num 14:31 : 31 But I will bring in your little ones, whom you said would become victims of war, and they will enjoy the land that you have despised.
  • Deut 33:6 : 6 Blessing on Reuben May Reuben live and not die, and may his people multiply.
  • 2 Kgs 7:4 : 4 If we go into the city, we’ll die of starvation, and if we stay here we’ll die! So come on, let’s defect to the Syrian camp! If they spare us, we’ll live; if they kill us– well, we were going to die anyway.”
  • 2 Kgs 7:13 : 13 One of his advisers replied,“Pick some men and have them take five of the horses that are left in the city.(Even if they are killed, their fate will be no different than that of all the Israelite people– we’re all going to die!) Let’s send them out so we can know for sure what’s going on.”
  • Ezra 8:21 : 21 I called for a fast there by the Ahava Canal, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from him a safe journey for us, our children, and all our property.
  • Ps 118:17 : 17 I will not die, but live, and I will proclaim what the LORD has done.