Genesis 43

¹And the famine was sore in the land. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 12:10Acts 7:11-13Eccl 9:1-2Gen 18:13Gen 41:54-57Gen 42:5Lam 5:10

²And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Tim 5:81 Tim 6:6-8Gen 42:1-2Gen 43:20Gen 43:4Prov 15:16Prov 16:18Prov 31:16

³And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 44:23Gen 43:52 Sam 14:242 Sam 14:282 Sam 14:322 Sam 3:13Acts 20:25Acts 20:38Acts 7:34Gen 42:15-20

⁴If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food: Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI

⁵But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Exod 20:12Gen 42:38Gen 44:26

⁶And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother? Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI

⁷And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 43:3Gen 42:13Gen 43:27

⁸And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 42:2Deut 33:62 Kgs 7:132 Kgs 7:4Exod 20:12Ezra 8:21Gen 42:38Gen 44:26Gen 45:19Gen 50:21

⁹I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever: Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 42:37Gen 44:32-33Heb 7:22Phlm 1:18-191 Kgs 1:21Ezek 3:18Ezek 3:20Ezek 33:6Ezek 33:8Gen 31:39

¹⁰For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 19:16

¹¹And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds: Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 37:25Jer 8:221 Sam 9:7Ezek 27:17Prov 18:161 Kgs 10:151 Kgs 10:251 Kgs 15:191 Kgs 4:211 Sam 25:27

¹²And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight: Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 42:25Gen 42:351 Thess 4:61 Thess 5:212 Cor 8:21Heb 13:8Phil 4:8Rom 12:17Rom 13:8

¹³Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man: Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 42:38

¹⁴And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Esth 4:16Gen 17:1Acts 21:14Gen 22:14Neh 1:11Prov 16:7Acts 7:10Gen 35:11Gen 39:21Isa 49:13

¹⁵And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI

¹⁶And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 44:1Gen 43:191 Sam 25:11Gen 15:2Gen 21:8Gen 24:2-10Gen 26:30Gen 31:54Gen 39:4-5Gen 44:4

¹⁷And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI

¹⁸And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 42:35Deut 22:14Deut 22:17Gen 42:21Gen 42:28Isa 7:2Job 15:21Job 30:14Judg 13:22Judg 14:4

¹⁹And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house, Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI

²⁰And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 42:3Gen 42:10Gen 42:27Gen 42:35Gen 43:3Gen 43:7

²¹And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 43:121 Pet 2:121 Pet 3:16Gen 42:27-35Gen 43:15Heb 13:18Heb 13:5Rom 12:17Rom 13:8

²²And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI

²³And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 42:24John 20:26John 14:27Gen 42:28John 20:19John 20:21Luke 10:5Luke 24:361 Chr 12:181 Sam 25:6

²⁴And the man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 18:4Gen 24:32Gen 19:2Luke 7:44John 13:4-17

²⁵And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 43:11Gen 43:16

²⁶And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Phil 2:10-11Gen 27:29Gen 37:19-20Gen 42:6Gen 37:7-10Ps 72:9Rom 14:11Gen 43:28

²⁷And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive? Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 42:131 Chr 18:101 Sam 17:221 Sam 25:5Exod 18:7Gen 37:14Gen 41:16Gen 42:11Judg 18:15Gen 43:7

²⁸And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 37:7Gen 43:261 Kgs 1:162 Chr 24:172 Sam 1:22 Sam 14:4Exod 18:7Gen 37:9-10

²⁹And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 42:13Num 6:25Gen 30:22-241 Tim 1:22 Chr 29:11Gen 35:17-18Gen 42:11Gen 45:8Heb 13:1Isa 30:19

³⁰And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 42:24Jer 31:201 Kgs 3:26Gen 45:14-15Gen 45:2Hos 11:8John 11:33-38Phil 1:8Phil 2:11 John 3:17

³¹And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 45:11 Pet 3:10Isa 42:14Jer 31:16

³²And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Exod 8:26Gen 46:34Gen 31:54Gen 43:16

³³And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI

³⁴And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 45:221 Sam 1:52 Sam 11:81 Sam 9:22-24Eccl 10:19Eccl 9:7Hab 1:6John 2:10Matt 11:19Prov 31:6